Iru

Iru is a village in , , . It has a population of 331. The first written records in the Danish Census Book mentioning Iru date back to 1241.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 277 residents
  • Description: village in Jõelähtme Rural Municipality, Harju County, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Tallin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tallinn TV Tower and Iru hillfort.

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is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics regatta event.

Archaeological site
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The is an ancient hillfort located in , . First established in the Bronze Age, it was a major hillfort in Ancient Estonia, and is on the banks of the river near to Estonia's northern coast.

Park
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, is a botanical garden in , . It is located on the right bank of the Pirita River, in the forest in district. With an area of 123 ha, it is the largest in Estonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laiaküla and Äigrumäe.

Hamlet
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is a village in , in northern . It is located about 10 km east of the centre of . is an exclave of Viimsi Parish, situated between Tallinn and .

Hamlet
is a village in , in northern . It is located about 9 km northeast of the centre of , situated just east of Tallinn's subdistricts and . is situated 3 km north of Iru.

Hamlet
is a village in , in northern . is situated 3½ km southeast of Iru.

Iru

Latitude
59.45699° or 59° 27′ 25″ north
Longitude
24.91202° or 24° 54′ 43″ east
Population
277
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
9GF6FW46+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1722857942
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
863519
Wiki­data ID
Q586604
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Volapük—“Iru” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Իռու”
  • Belarusian: “Іру (вёска)”
  • Belarusian: “Іру”
  • Cebuano: “Iru”
  • Chinese: “Iru”
  • Chuvash: “Иру”
  • Czech: “Iru”
  • Dutch: “Iru”
  • Estonian: “Iru küla”
  • Estonian: “Iru”
  • French: “Iru”
  • German: “Iru”
  • Hungarian: “Iru”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Iru (chng-thâu)”
  • Polish: “Iru”
  • Russian: “Иру (деревня)”
  • Russian: “Иру”
  • Spanish: “Iru”
  • Swedish: “Iru, Jõelähtme kommun”
  • Swedish: “Iru”
  • Tatar: “Иру”
  • Volapük: “Iru”

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