Harju
Harku Parish
Harku alevik

Harku

Harku is a small borough in , , northern . As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 868, of which the Estonians were 539.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Harku manor house and Pääsküla railway station.

Manor estate
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is a manor estate.

Railway station
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Pääsküla station is a railway station in in of , , approximately 11 kilometers southwest from the which is the main railway station of Tallinn, near the Baltic Sea. is situated 4 km southeast of Harku.

Observatory
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is an observatory in , . Since 1993, the observatory is a part of Tallinn University of Technology. The observatory was established in 1954. Before using as an observatory, the building was Glehn's lookout tower. is situated 4 km east of Harku.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laabi and Hüüru.

Hamlet
is a village in , in northern . It's located west of the capital , behind the . The eastern half of the village's territory is covered by the Harku limestone rubble quarry. is situated 2½ km north of Harku.

Hamlet
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is a village in , in northern . It's located 3 km west of the border of , on the crossing of Tallinn–Paldiski road and Vääna River, just next to Harku. is situated 3 km west of Harku.

Hamlet
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is a village in , in northern , about 5 km south-west of the city of . The village has two parts and is bisected by tee, which forms the main artery of the village and connects it to larger arteries, such as the T191. is situated 3 km northwest of Harku.

Harku

Latitude
59.38553° or 59° 23′ 8″ north
Longitude
24.58264° or 24° 34′ 58″ east
Population
720
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
United Nations Location Code
EE HAR
Open location code
9GF69HPM+63
Open­Street­Map ID
node 34058231
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
794963
Wiki­data ID
Q3117773
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Volapük—“Harku” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հառկու”
  • Belarusian: “Харку (пасёлак)”
  • Belarusian: “Харку”
  • Cebuano: “Harku”
  • Czech: “Hark”
  • Czech: “Harku”
  • Dutch: “Harku”
  • Estonian: “Harku alevik”
  • Estonian: “Harku”
  • French: “Harku”
  • German: “Hark”
  • German: “Harku”
  • Lithuanian: “Harku”
  • Persian: “هارکو”
  • Polish: “Harku”
  • Russian: “Харку (посёлок)”
  • Russian: “Харку”
  • Scots: “Harku”
  • Silesian: “Harku”
  • Spanish: “Harku”
  • Swedish: “Harku”
  • Volapük: “Harku”

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