Lagedi

Lagedi
Small borough
Lagedi railway station
Lagedi Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°24′14″N24°56′19″E / 59.40389°N 24.93861°E / 59.40389; 24.93861
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Municipality	Rae Parish
Population  (2022 [1] )
• Total	1,083

Lagedi (German : Laakt) is a small borough (Estonian : alevik) in Rae Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of 2022, the settlement's population was 1,083. ^[1]

Lagedi has a station on the Elron's eastern route.

Lagedi was the site of a slave-labor camp during German occupation in World War II. It was a satellite camp from the Vaivara concentration camp and mass executions of Jews took place in Lagedi. ^[2]

References

1. "Rahvastik". Rae Parish. 31 December 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
2. Friedlander, Saul (2009). Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1945: Abridged Edition. New York: HarperCollins. p. 409. ISBN   9780061350276.

External links

• Rae Parish (in Estonian)

Preceding station	Elron			Following station
Vesse towards Tallinn		Tallinn–Tartu–Valga		Kulli towards Valga
		Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula		Kulli towards Koidula
		Tallinn–Narva		Kulli towards Narva
		Tallinn–Aegviidu		Kulli towards Aegviidu