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Saku, Estonia

Borough in Estonia

Field	Value
name	Saku
settlement_type	Small town
image_skyline	Saku mõisa peahoone2.jpg
image_caption	Saku Manor
pushpin_map	Estonia
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Estonia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Estonia
subdivision_type1	County
subdivision_name1	[[File:Flag of et-Harju maakond.svg	24px]] Harju County
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	[[File:Flag of Saku Parish.svg	18px]] Saku Parish
population_total	5498
population_as_of	01.02.2025

Saku () is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, located 16 km south from Tallinn, the capital. It is the administrative centre of Saku Parish. Saku had a population of 4,675 on 1 April 2012, which makes it the third biggest small borough in Estonia.

Saku is most known for the Saku Brewery which is one of two biggest breweries in Estonia.

It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit). The Vääna River crosses Saku.

Saku Manor

Saku Manor () traces its history back to 1463. The current manor house was built in 1825-1830 in a neoclassical style, and is possibly designed by the renowned St. Petersburg architect Carlo Rossi. It is one of the finest examples, perhaps the finest, of a neoclassical manor house in Estonia.

Notable people

Evelin Ilves (born 1968), former first lady of Estonia, grew up in Saku
Juss Laansoo (born 1983), motocross rider
Grit Šadeiko (born 1989), heptathlete, born in Saku
Jaak Urmet (pseudonym Wimberg; born 1979), writer, born in Saku

International cooperation

Saku maintains close ties with Saku city in Japan. The relations were inspired by the fact that the two cities are sharing the same name.

References

"Rahvastiku sooline ja vanuseline koosseis Saku vallas 01.02.2025". Saku vald.
"Üldinfo". Saku vald.
Viirand, Tiiu. (2004). "Estonia. Cultural Tourism". Kunst Publishers.
Sakk, Ivar. (2004). "Estonian Manors - A Travelogue". Sakk & Sakk OÜ.
Hein, Ants. (2009). "Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses". Tänapäev.
[https://www.city.saku.nagano.jp/shisei/profile/shimaiyukokoryu/simaitosi/estonia-saku/estonia-sakukouryu.files/esten1114.pdf History of Exchanges between Japanese Saku City and Estonian Saku City], Saku, Nagano

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