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64-574: The river runs mostly northwest and through Järva and Harju counties . Jägala Falls , the highest waterfall in Estonia, is located on the river. Several reservoirs are located on the river. The Kehra pulp mill is located on the left bank of the river. The river is part of the Tallinn water supply system . The basin area of the river is 1,481.3 km (571.9 sq mi). The river contains populations of trout and grayling . This article related to

128-505: A major Swedish source for grain. Yet, none of the respective attempts during the Russo-Swedish wars of 1741–1743 , 1788–1790 and 1808–1809 was successful. As Loit (2004) put it: It was the acquisition of Estonia in the year of 1561, which marked the first step to Sweden's emergence as a European great power, and it was when the Baltic provinces were lost to Russia in 1710 (1721), during

192-513: A number of protected areas in Harju County. Lahemaa National Park was the first national park in the Soviet Union , when it was created in 1971. The park was intended for the protection of the natural and cultural heritage of the coastal landscapes of Northern Estonia. There are 21 nature reserves and 25 landscape protection areas, that are at least partly situated in Harju County. The largest

256-516: A river in Estonia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Harju County Harju County ( Estonian : Harju maakond or Harjumaa ), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia . It is situated in northern Estonia , on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland , and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to

320-560: A small trading post at the Gulf of Finland , served as the capital of Revala. It eventually grew into the mostly German-populated Hanseatic town of Reval and later into the Estonian capital, Tallinn. In 1219, the Danish King, Valdemar II , landed in Lindanise ( Danish : Lyndanisse ) and conquered both Revala and Harju counties, while the inhabitants were forced into Christianity . At

384-486: A town within the municipality of Tallinn in 1980. Maardu and Saue were separated from Tallinn in 1991 and Kehra, Loksa and Saue were given town status in 1993. The central administration of Tallinn was abolished and the town was re-transferred into Harju County. Its urban raions were abolished in 1993 and replaced with eight modern districts. Ancient Estonian counties were divided into parishes ( Estonian language : kihelkond ), that became centered on local churches from

448-589: Is Harju Elu . The County Government ( Estonian : Maavalitsus ) is led by a governor ( Estonian : maavanem ), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 the Governor position has been held by Ülle Rajasalu . Harju County received municipal functions on 30 March 1917. Members of the Harju County Council were elected by the delegates of county municipalities and

512-577: Is Paunküla Reservoir (4.1 km (1.6 sq mi)) in Kose Parish . The longest rivers are the Keila River (107 km (66 mi) in total), Pirita River (105 km (65 mi)), Jägala River (97 km (60 mi)) and Valgejõgi River (85 km (53 mi)). The two largest permanently active waterfalls in Estonia, Jägala Falls (8 m (26 ft)) and Keila Falls (6 m (20 ft)), are situated on these rivers. There are

576-666: Is a subdistrict in Kesklinn (central) district of Tallinn. Pakri islands (six inhabitants) are part of Paldiski. Koipsi and Rammu form uninhabited villages within Jõelähtme Parish . The largest lakes in Harju County are Lake Ülemiste (9.6 km (3.7 sq mi)) and Lake Harku (1.6 km (0.62 sq mi)) in Tallinn and Lake Kahala (3.5 km (1.4 sq mi)) in Kuusalu Parish . The largest artificial lake

640-522: Is estimated to become operational in 2024. Harju County and Estonia are serviced by Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport , which is open to both domestic and international flights. The Tallinn Linnahall Heliport offers international flights to Helsinki , Finland . Tallinn Passenger Port or the Old City Harbour served 8.84 million passengers in 2012 on lines to Helsinki , Stockholm and St. Petersburg . Transport to Kelnase Harbour on Prangli Island

704-736: Is provided from Leppneeme Harbour in Viimsi Parish and to Naissaar Island from Tallinn Lennusadam Harbour. Seasonal transport to Aegna Island is provided from Tallinn Kalasadam Harbour. The biggest cargo port is Muuga Harbour in Maardu and Viimsi Parish . Other large ports include Paldiski North Harbour and Paldiski South Harbour, Miiduranna Harbour in Viimsi Parish and Bekkeri-Meeruse Port , Hundipea Harbour, Lennusadama Harbour, Paljassaare Harbour, Patarei Harbour, Peetri Harbour and Vene-Balti Port in Tallinn. The official newspaper of Harju County

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768-702: Is the Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve in Kuusalu Parish and Anija Parish . The Harju County highway system is determined by roads leading out from Tallinn . Paldiski - Tallinn - St Petersburg line was opened as the first line in Estonia in 1870. Today, Elron operates both commuter rail in Harju County and inter-city rail from Tallinn. Important lines include Tallinn- Narva / Tartu through Kehra and Aegviidu , Tallinn- Pärnu / Viljandi through Saku and Tallinn- Paldiski through Saue and Keila . Tallinn- Riisipere line used to be extended to Haapsalu . The Rail Baltic Tallinn- Riga - Warsaw line

832-727: The Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia in 1710 the Swedish dominions Estonia and Livonia were integrated into the Russian Empire following their conquest during the Great Northern War . The Livonian nobility and the city of Riga capitulated on 4 July ( O.S. ) / 15 July 1710 ( N.S. ), Pernau (Pärnu) in August, and the Estonian nobility and the city of Reval (Tallinn) on 29 September ( O.S. ) / 10 October ( N.S. ). Russia left

896-499: The Red Army already in 1940 and Pakri Parish had been abolished and merged with Paldiski in 1947. Village councils were renamed "parishes" in 1990–1993. Kehra merged into Anija Parish in 2002, Loksa Parish merged into Kuusalu Parish in 2005 and Kõue Parish merged into Kose Parish in 2013. On 31 December 2021, there were 614,567 people living permanently in Harju county, which

960-473: The Soviet Union and construction of new districts ( Maardu , Mustamäe , Väike-Õismäe and Lasnamäe ) for Tallinn. Hotel Viru in Tallinn was built in 1972 as the first modern highrise in Estonia. The 1980 Summer Olympics Sailing events were held in Tallinn. The event also brought major construction, such as the seaside road from Central Tallinn to Pirita , renovation projects in Tallinn Old Town and

1024-748: The Soviet Union had invaded Poland , the Polish submarine ORP Orzeł escaped from internment in Tallinn Harbor during the Orzeł incident . The submarine eventually made her way to the United Kingdom , which led both the Soviet Union and Germany to question Estonia's neutrality . On 24 September 1939, Soviet Navy warships appeared in North Estonian waters and Soviet Air Force bombers patrolled above Tallinn and

1088-540: The Teutonic Order State and, in Estonia, Danish laws. The reduction of these privileges by Swedish absolutism had caused exiled Livonian noble and spokesman of the Livonian nobles Johann Reinhold von Patkul to successfully lobby for war against Sweden in the pretext of the war, and their confirmation was to assure loyalty of the Baltic elites, who in the majority had fiercely resisted Russian conquest, to

1152-459: The Treaty of Plyussa . During the Great Northern War , Harju was one of the few regions in Estonia untouched by warfare for a long time. Nonetheless, Harju County was greatly affected by the 1710-1713 Plague that killed more than eighty percent of the county's population. Russian forces finally arrived in 1710 and laid siege to Tallinn for a month until the Swedish garrison surrendered , thus ending

1216-571: The Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye in 1699. During the war, Charles XII of Sweden was able to defeat the Russian army at Narva in 1700 , and then pursued August the Strong to Saxony. Once the main Swedish army was gone, Russian forces were able to regroup and conquered most of the plague-stricken Baltic provinces until 1710, when the last Swedish strongholds Riga , Reval and Pernau capitulated. At this time,

1280-416: The 13th century. Modern municipal parishes (Estonian: vald ) were created in the 19th century. They were created within the old parishes, that were still centered on the local church. Soviet rule brought major changes in rural municipalities as local village councils were created throughout 1945. The parishes were abolished with the creation of raions in 1950. Naissaar Parish had been abolished and given to

1344-501: The 195 ships, that left Tallinn and Paldiski, 55 were sunk by mines near Juminda Peninsula, killing around 15,000 evacuees. Evacuating Soviet forces destroyed much of the infrastructure and industry around Tallinn. German forces captured Paldiski and Tallinn on 28 August 1941, shooting down the Soviet Flag on Tallinn Pikk Hermann Tower. Estonians replaced it with the Flag of Estonia , but it

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1408-492: The Baltic Sea, including the entire Estonian Swedish population, who had been settling also on Pakri islands in Harju County. The Forest Brothers resistance movement was considered to be the weakest in Harju County, due to dense population, fewer forests and more Soviet military activity. New deportations followed in 1949. The Soviet era brought development of heavy industry, a massive influx of foreign workers from throughout

1472-443: The Baltic dominions, and assigned vacant administrative positions until 1720. The Russian administration, under supreme command of Boris Sheremetev , reacted by prohibiting contacts of the local population to Sweden. On 30 August 1721, the Treaty of Nystad formalized Russia's acquisition of the Baltic provinces and the respective capitulations in articles IX, X, XI and XII. Sweden had to relinquish her claims "forever", and strike

1536-783: The Bolsheviks took power from Governor Jaan Poska . After the coup, refusing to cooperate with the Estonian Soviet Executive Committee, the Estonian Provincial Assembly ( Estonian : Maanõukogu ) in Tallinn declared sovereignty from the Russian Empire on 28 November 1917. In December 1917, Russian sailors under the leadership of Stepan Maximovich Petrichenko declared the "Soviet Republic of Soldiers and Fortress-Builders of Naissaar". They were ousted by German forces on 26 February 1918. The Republic of Estonia

1600-614: The Estonian and Livonian ones, following the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . The Baltic provinces retained their special status within the Russian Empire until tsar Nicholas I started to implement Russification policies in the 1840s. Between 1883 and 1905, under tsar Alexander III , nationalist policies resulted in changes in administration and education, before the 1905 Russian Revolution eased

1664-506: The Estonian coast, burning villages and estates. Greater expeditions were planned during the same time, including a naval assault on Ösel (Saaremaa) in 1711 and a subsequent landfall with all Swedish troops stationed in Finland , but these plans were not executed. The last plan for a military recovery of the Baltic provinces was made in 1720, but this one too was not executed. The Swedish government further maintained an exiled administration of

1728-606: The Executive Committee of Harju County Soviet became the Executive Committee of Harju District Labour Soviet. The Harju County Government was re-formed in 1990. The Chairs of Harju County Councils, the Heads of County Governments and the County Governors: Harju County has seven settlements with town status : Tallinn , Maardu , Keila , Saue , Paldiski , Kehra and Loksa . All but Kehra are municipal towns ,

1792-510: The Great Northern War in Estonia. Russian rule was secured with the Treaty of Nystad in 1721. The plague raged on for several years, eventually leaving several parts of the county completely empty of human habitation. Imperial Russian rule started with the construction of naval harbours in Tallinn and Paldiski ( Swedish : Rogerwiek ). Russian Tsar Peter I visited Tallinn at least nine times between 1711 and 1723. He personally opened

1856-762: The Livonians swear allegiance to Peter the Great . Löwenwolde, formerly serving August the Strong, was made Peter's plenipotentiary in Livonia and held that office until 1713. Before the Swedish-Russian hostilities were concluded in Nystad (1721) , the Swedish government did not accept the capitulation. Swedish intelligence operated in the occupied areas and interrogated people who escaped from these provinces to Sweden proper. In 1711 and 1712, Swedish naval units made several landfalls on

1920-1230: The North-Estonian coastal plain and the North-Estonian Klint separates the plain from Harju plateau in central and southern Harju County. The forested Kõrvemaa area is situated in eastern Harju County and the West-Estonian plain in western Harju County. The shoreline is mostly low, but is at some places close to the high North-Estonian Klint. The coastal cliff is the highest in Rannamõisa (35 m (115 ft)) and Türisalu (30 m (98 ft)) in Harku Parish , and in three points in Paldiski: Pakri Peninsula (24 m (79 ft)), Leetse (20 m (66 ft)) and Väike-Pakri island (13 m (43 ft)). There are also several long sand beaches, for example Kakumäe , Stroomi in Pelguranna , Pikakari in Paljassaare and Pirita along

1984-475: The Northern War, that Sweden was transformed into a second-class power again. The acquisition of Estonia and Livonia introduced a new class of Baltic German nobles to Russian courts. During the following centuries, Baltic Germans were to occupy important positions in the Russian Empire. In 1795, Early Modern Russia completed her Baltic expansion with the acquisition of Courland by a capitulation similar to

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2048-572: The Red Army labour battalions or deported to Siberia on 14 June 1941 ( June deportation ). Germany invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941 and Finland declared the Continuation War with the Soviet Union on 25 June 1941. As the Soviet Union retreated, its destruction battalions carried out the scorched-earth tactics. The Erna long-range reconnaissance group was sent from Finland to Northern Estonia on 10 July 1941 to perform reconnaissance of

2112-593: The Republic of Estonia was formed in Tallinn in March 1944 and the last Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Uluots organized a new government under Otto Tief on 18 September 1944, captured government offices in Tallinn on 20 September 1944, and put the Estonian flag on top of the Pikk Hermann Tower. German forces started Operation Aster to evacuate its 50,000 soldiers and 20,000 civilians through Tallinn and Paldiski . On

2176-630: The Soviet Union invaded Finland on 30 November 1939, starting the Winter War . During 1939–1940, most of the Baltic German population from Tallinn and the Harju County countryside fled to Germany ( Umsiedlung ). On 14 June 1940, the Soviet Navy set up a naval blockade in the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea and stationed a navy squadron west of Naissaar island near Tallinn. Soviet bombers shot down

2240-492: The Swedish ecclesiastical order was only replaced in 1832. The capitulation of Livonia violated August the Strong 's claims as outlined in the Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye (1699) and renewed on 9–10 October ( O.S. ) / 20–21 October 1709 ( N.S. ) in the Treaty of Thorn . When in these treaties the allies had partitioned the Swedish dominions among themselves, August was to gain Livonia. Ignoring Gerhard Johann von Löwenwolde 's urge to heed these treaties, Boris Sheremetev had

2304-668: The capital). Among others, Harju Street, St. Nicholas' Church , and Estonia Theatre were hit. 36-38 Soviet bombers were shot down during the bombardment. After the Red Army broke through the Tannenberg Line in Eastern Estonia and crossed the Emajõgi river near Tartu, it launched the Tallinn Offensive on 17 September 1944 when Adolf Hitler had agreed to start abandoning Estonia on 16 September 1944. The National Committee of

2368-450: The capitulations in the Treaty of Nystad in 1721. The transfer of the Baltic provinces marked the end of Sweden's and the beginning of Russia's time as a great power . The Baltic provinces retained their special status until the late 19th century. In the pretext of the Great Northern War , August the Strong of Saxe - Poland-Lithuania and Peter the Great of Russia had agreed to conquer and partition Sweden's Baltic dominions in

2432-594: The construction for Tallinn Naval Harbour in 1714 and Paldiski Naval Harbour in 1718. In 1870, the Paldiski - Tallinn - St. Petersburg Railway was opened, after which several smaller settlements along the line - Paldiski, Keila , Saue , Nõmme , Aruküla , Raasiku , Kehra and Aegviidu (then in Viru County) - started to grow. Several elements of Peter the Great's Naval Fortress were built in Harju County and its headquarters were in Tallinn. During World War I in 1914,

2496-699: The end of the Livonian Crusade (1208–1227 in Estonia), both counties were captured by the Order of the Sword Brothers until given back to Denmark with the Treaty of Stensby in 1238. The Danes built the Toompea Castle ( Castrum Danorum ) on Toompea Hill in Tallinn, which quickly became the biggest settlement in Estonia. In 1248, it was the first settlement in Estonia to receive its town rights, and in 1285 it became

2560-694: The exclusion of 1783–1796, when Paldiski County was separated). During the Soviet occupation, in 1940, Tallinn became a city of republic significance . Loksa was transferred to Viru County in 1949. The rest of Harju County was replaced with four raions during the Soviet occupation in 1950. Harju Raion around Tallinn gradually absorbed the former areas of Harju County as Loksa Raion was abolished in 1957, Kose Raion in 1959 and Keila Raion in 1962 and most of their territories transferred to Harju Raion. Aegviidu , Aegviidu Village Council and Kohila Village Council were transferred to Harju Raion in 1962. Harju Raion and

2624-600: The first meeting was held on 1 July 1917 in Tallinn's Toompea Castle . Johannes Reinthal won the election for the Chair of the Council. The language of the proceedings was decided to be Estonian. Harju County Government became the Executive Committee of Harju County Soviet in January 1941. The County Government was restored during the German occupation from autumn 1941 until autumn 1944. In 1950,

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2688-617: The iconic highrise Hotel Olümpia and Tallinn TV Tower . In 1962, Paldiski became a Soviet Navy nuclear submarine training centre and had two land-based nuclear reactors with 16,000 employees. It was a closed town until the last Russian warship left in August 1994. Until then it was the last Russian military base in Estonia. Russia relinquished control of the nuclear reactor facilities in September 1995. The ancient counties of Harjumaa and Revala were merged into Harju County in 1266. It remained within most of its borders until 1949 (with

2752-405: The larger islands and several of the smaller islands have had a considerable historical population. Pakri Islands , Naissaar and Prangli even formed separate municipalities. Their population diminished during Soviet occupation, either gradually or by force. Today, Prangli (73 inhabitants) and Naissaar (three inhabitants) both consist of three villages within Viimsi Parish . Aegna (eight inhabitants)

2816-592: The latter being part of the parish of Anija Parish since 2002. There are also two boroughs : Kiili and Aegviidu , of which Aegviidu ( Aegviidu Parish ) is one of the five municipal boroughs of Estonia. There are also 31 small boroughs in Harju County. There are plans to give a town status to Haabneeme in Viimsi Parish and Peetri in Rae Parish . Harju County is subdivided into 16 municipalities , of which 4 are urban ( Estonian : linnad — cities or towns) and 12 are rural ( Estonian : vallad — parishes ). Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia With

2880-431: The local institutions in place and confirmed the traditional privileges of the German nobles and burghers as was established in Privilegium Sigismundi Augusti , especially with respect to the Protestant faith. The land reform of the so-called reduction which had been introduced by the Swedish king Charles XI , and transformed many serfs to subjects of the Crown, was reversed. The Swedish Empire formally accepted

2944-463: The main Swedish army was captured at the Surrender at Perevolochna following the Battle of Poltava . Peter the Great had in person launched the first shells in the siege of Riga, in November 1709. In the Estonian and Livonian capitulations, Russia largely confirmed local law and privileges, especially the Protestant church order, thus granting administrative, economical, social and cultural autonomy. This included laws and privileges dating back to

3008-400: The native population of Naissaar island was expelled from the island and it was turned into a military base. A narrow-gauge railway network was built on the island. Tallinn was the site for the very beginning of the October Revolution when the Estonian Bolshevik Jaan Anvelt took power in Tallinn on 5 November 1917, two days before the Revolution started in Petrograd . On 9 November 1917,

3072-429: The nearby countryside. The Soviet Union demanded that Estonia allow the Soviet military bases and stationed 25,000 troops on Estonian soil for the duration of the European war. On 28 September 1939, the government of Estonia accepted the ultimatum and signed the mutual assistance treaty . Paldiski was made a Soviet Naval Base and its population was expelled from the town. With its new military bases in Northern Estonia,

3136-438: The new parliament declared the Estonian SSR on 21 July 1940, which was annexed by the Soviet Union on 6 August 1940. Most county and municipal leaders were replaced and local assemblies were replaced with Soviets . The native population of Naissaar island was expelled from the island (as in 1914) as the island was turned into a military base. During the 1940–41 Soviet Occupation, thousands were executed, imprisoned, mobilised into

3200-516: The northernmost member of the Hanseatic League . German dominance led to the St. George's Night Uprising , which broke out in 1343 with the burning of Padise Abbey in modern Padise Parish . The uprising led Denmark to sell its possessions in Northern Estonia to the Livonian Order . In 1561, after the outbreak of the Livonian War , the nobility of North Estonia and the Tallinn Town Council declared loyalty to Sweden . Tallinn and other Swedish-occupied territories gained during warfare were secured by

3264-431: The passenger airplane " Kaleva " near Keri island, killing all nine on board, which had included foreign diplomats. On 16 June 1940, the Red Army invaded Estonia and organised a Soviet coup d'état in Tallinn. On 21 June 1940, the Independent Signal Battalion in Tallinn showed resistance to the Red Army, until it surrendered and was disarmed on the same day. The Soviet powers organised rigged parliamentary elections and

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3328-427: The provinces from the royal title. Peter the Great in turn changed his title from tsar to imperator , and amended it with kniaz Estlandskyi, Livlandskyi i Korelskyi , i.e. duke of Estonia, Livonia and Karelia . However, reconquest of her former Baltic dominions remained a Swedish war aim in the century following the Great Northern War, since these territories were of high strategic importance and Livonia had been

3392-411: The remaining Rapla Raion became Harju County and Rapla County in 1990. Tallinn was reincorporated into Harju County in 1993. Tallinn was the first settlement in Harju County to receive town rights in 1248. Municipally, it consisted of the "upper town" of Toompea and the "lower town". The two municipalities were merged in 1877. The naval harbour town of Paldiski received its town rights in 1783. Nõmme

3456-500: The rest were sent to the small Jägala concentration camp nearby, that never had more than 200 prisoners as their lifespan was short. Klooga concentration camp in Keila Parish was mostly evacuated before the Soviet takeover, however, 2,000 prisoners were executed before the German retreat. The Red Army liberated the few survivors on 22 September 1944. Tallinn was bombed by the Soviet Air Force on 9 and 10 March 1944, killing 757 people and destroying 8,000 buildings (about one-third of

3520-518: The retreating Red Army, but it eventually engaged the destruction battalions near Kautla forest ( Battle of Kautla ) on 31 July to 1 August 1941, allowing 2,000 civilians to flee. German forces started its Tallinn Offensive on 19 August 1941, capturing Rapla on 21 August 1941. They reached Tallinn outskirts in Pirita on 24 August 1941 and Harku and Lasnamäe on 26 August 1941. Ordinary citizens were ordered to build defenses around Tallinn. Soviet forces started evacuating by sea on 24 August 1941. Of

3584-695: The shoreline and Lake Harku in Pikaliiva , all within Tallinn, and Kloogaranna and Kaberneeme in the countryside. The shoreline is also characterized by many peninsulas, such as Pakri , Lohusalu , Suurupi , Kakumäe , Kopli , Paljassaare , Viimsi , Ihasalu , Kaberneeme , Juminda and Pärispea . The shoreline is dotted with several islands, with the largest ones being Naissaar (18.6 km (7.2 sq mi)), Väike-Pakri (12.9 km (5.0 sq mi)), Suur-Pakri (11.6 km (4.5 sq mi)), Prangli (6.4 km (2.5 sq mi)), Aegna (2.9 km (1.1 sq mi)) and Rammu (1.0 km (0.39 sq mi)). All of

3648-471: The southwest. The capital and largest city of Estonia, Tallinn , is situated in Harju County. Harju is the largest county in Estonia in terms of population, as almost half (45%) of Estonia's population lives in Harju County. The territory of modern Harju County consists mostly of two ancient Estonian counties: Revala , around what is now Tallinn, and Harjumaa , which was situated south of Revala and presently rests mostly in Rapla County . Lindanise, then

3712-409: The tsar. The capitulations were concluded exclusively by the Baltic German burghers and noble class, the Estonian and Latvian speaking population was not mentioned. The confirmation of local law and administration resulted in many Swedish laws and decrees remaining in effect under Russian rule. For example, an incomplete list of 122 still effective Swedish decrees was published in Reval in 1777, and

3776-447: The way, the hospital ship "Moero" was attacked and sunk by the Soviet Air Force, killing 637 of its passengers. The retreating German forces avoided conflict with the Red Army in Tallinn and the invading army saw only little resistance by Estonian units led by Rear Admiral Johan Pitka . The Red Army entered Tallinn on 22 September and Paldiski on 24 September 1944. Before the Soviet reoccupation in 1944, thousands fled to Sweden across

3840-406: Was 11.2% more than at the same time ten years ago. Ethnic Estonians made up 60.57% (372,245) of the population, Russians 28.99% (178,169), Ukrainians 3.07% (18,886), Belarusians 1.22% (7,473), Finns 0.69% (4,226), Latvians 0.29% (1,812) and others 5.17% (31,756). [1] Religion in Harju County (2021) [2] Harju County lies on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland . Its shores are dominated by

3904-413: Was divided into four urban raions in 1945 and it gained several new territories from its surrounding parishes. Aegviidu (then in Järva County ), Järvakandi and Kohila (both now in Rapla County) and Kehra were named boroughs. The central administration of Paldiski was abolished in 1950 when Paldiski was merged with Keila Raion. Tallinn absorbed Saue in 1960 and Maardu in 1962 and the latter became

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3968-409: Was given a town status in 1926 and Keila in 1938. Soviet powers merged Nõmme with Tallinn already in 1940. They also separated Tallinn from Harju County and it became a centrally administered town . The same was applied to Paldiski in 1941. The German occupation of 1941-1944 left only Tallinn separated from Harju County. The Soviet reoccupation brought Paldiski back to central administration. Tallinn

4032-400: Was proclaimed in Tallinn on 24 February 1918 while German occupation followed on the next day. German rule ended with the November Revolution in Germany. During the Estonian War of Independence , Soviet troops were halted only 40 km east of Tallinn by the end of 1918. Tallinn was the site of a failed Communist coup d'état attempt of 1924 . On 18 September 1939, after both Germany and

4096-416: Was replaced with the Flag of Germany the next day. German forces were greeted as liberators in Tallinn. It was also the first time since 1219 that Tallinn had been captured following a military engagement. Northern Estonia was the site of several concentration camps and massacres. In September 1942, up to three thousand foreign Jews and Gypsies were executed at Kalevi-Liiva in Jõelähtme Parish, while

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