Maardu

Maardu (German: Maart) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the capital city.[1] The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021).[2]

This article is about the town. For village in Jõelähtme Parish, see Maardu village.
Maardu
Town
Panorama of Maardu, Port of Muuga in the background. The Iru Power Plant is in the foreground.
Panorama of Maardu, Port of Muuga in the background. The Iru Power Plant is in the foreground.
Flag of Maardu
Flag
Coat of arms of Maardu
Coat of arms
Maardu is located in Estonia
Maardu
Maardu
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°28′41″N 25°00′58″E
Country Estonia
County Harju County
First mentioned1241
Borough rights1951
Town rights1980[1]
Government
 • MayorVladimir Arhipov (Estonian Centre Party)
Area
 • Total22.76 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total16,170[2]
 • Rank8th
Postal code
74111
ISO 3166 codeEE-446
Websitewww.maardu.ee

The Port of Muuga, the largest cargo port in Estonia, is partly located in Maardu.[3]

According to the 2000 Census, the population was 16,738. 61.7% were Russians, 19.9% Estonians, 6.6% Ukrainians, 5.7% Belarusians, 1.5% Tatars, 0.9% Finns, 0.6% Poles, 0.5% Lithuanians, 0.2% Latvians, 0.2% Germans and 0.1% Jews and 1 Cuban. The proportion of Estonians was one of the lowest (if not the lowest) in Central and Western Estonia.

Outside the town (in Maardu village), south of the road to Narva lies Maardu manor, one of the oldest preserved baroque manor houses in Estonia. It traces its origins to 1389, but the current building dates from the 1660s with additions made in the 19th century. The landlord of the manor Herman Jensen Bohn in 1739 funded the printing of the first bible printed in Estonian.[4]

Maardu neighborhoods

Maardu may be divided into six parts:

Demographics
Ethnic composition 1959-2021
Ethnicity 1959[5] 1970[6] 1979[7] 1989[7] 2000[8] 2011[9] 2021[10]
amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount %
Estonians 1475 34.9 2110 30.7 2167 21.7 2479 15.4 3331 19.9 4347 24.8 3746 23.2
Russians - - 3254 47.3 5656 56.7 10024 62.4 10331 61.7 10845 61.9 10037 62.1
Ukrainians - - 298 4.33 584 5.86 1269 7.91 1101 6.58 861 4.91 957 5.92
Belarusians - - 763 11.1 942 9.45 1281 7.98 949 5.67 660 3.77 536 3.31
Finns - - 144 2.09 139 1.39 133 0.83 144 0.86 88 0.50 62 0.38
Jews - - 19 0.28 28 0.28 24 0.15 19 0.11 20 0.11 13 0.08
Latvians - - 19 0.28 27 0.27 37 0.23 36 0.22 34 0.19 42 0.26
Germans - - - - 27 0.27 42 0.26 31 0.19 27 0.15 25 0.15
Tatars - - - - 169 1.70 267 1.66 245 1.46 168 0.96 156 0.96
Poles - - - - 73 0.73 86 0.54 93 0.56 86 0.49 85 0.53
Lithuanians - - 24 0.35 36 0.36 51 0.32 79 0.47 82 0.47 78 0.48
unknown 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 93 0.56 14 0.08 80 0.49
other 2748 65.1 246 3.58 122 1.22 359 2.24 286 1.71 292 1.67 353 2.18
Total 4223 100 6877 100 9970 100 16052 100 16738 100 17524 100 16170 100

Religion in Maardu (2021)

  Unaffiliated (53.2%)
  Orthodox (35.7%)
  Lutheran (4.4%)
  Others Christians (3.7%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (2.5%)
  • Maardu Archangel Michael Church
    Maardu Archangel Michael Church
  • Iru thermal power plant
    Iru thermal power plant
  • Lake Maardu
    Lake Maardu
  • Maardu manor house
    Maardu manor house
  • Apartment buildings at sunset
    Apartment buildings at sunset
  • Soviet-era apartment buildings
    Soviet-era apartment buildings
  • Abandoned factory building in Maardu
    Abandoned factory building in Maardu
  • Kroodi creek
    Kroodi creek

See also

References
  1. "About Maardu". Maardu Linnavalitsus. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. "Maardu linn, valik andmeid".
  3. "Muuga Harbour". Port of Tallinn. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 50. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
  5. Katus, Kalev; Puur, Allan; Põldma, Asta (2004). Rahvastiku ühtlusarvutatud sündmus- ja loendusstatistika: Harjumaa 1965-1990. Sari C. Tallinn: Eesti Kõrgkoolidevaheline Demouuringute Keskus. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-9985-820-77-3.
  6. Население районов, городов и поселков городского типа Эстонской ССР : по данным Всесоюзной переписи населения на 15 января 1970 года (in Russian). Tallinn: Eesti NSV Statistika Keskvalitsus. 1972. p. 75.
  7. Eesti Vabariigi maakondade, linnade ja alevite rahvastik: 1989. a. rahvaloenduse andmed: statistikakogumik. 1. osa: Rahvaarv rahvuse, perekonnaseisu, hariduse ja elatusallikate järgi (in Estonian). Tallinn: Statistikaamet. 1990. pp. 27, 32. ISBN 978-9949-71-932-7.
  8. "RL222: RAHVASTIK ELUKOHA JA RAHVUSE JÄRGI". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
  9. "RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
  10. "RL21429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA (HALDUSÜKSUS) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
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