Mäo, Järva County
Village in Estonia
Village in Järva County, Estonia
Mäo | |
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Village | |
Mäo Manor | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Järva County |
Municipality | Paide |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mäo is a village in Paide municipality, Järva County in northern-central Estonia.[1] Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Paide Parish.
History
In Mäo, there is a memorial to fallen policemen designed by Vilen Künnapu and unveiled in 1995. It commemorates the Mäo shooting [et], which took place on December 15, 1994, when smugglers killed two policemen at the intersection in Mäo: 21-year-old Marek Lemming and 30-year-old Argo Kivi.[2]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Mäo include the following:
- Johannes Brenner (1906–1975), Estonian footballer and Olympic competitor, born in Mäo
- Johannes Greenberg (1887–1951), painter, born at Mäo Manor
- Carmen Kass (born 1978), Estonian supermodel, grew up in Mäo[3]
References
- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
- ^ "Mäos avati mälestusmärk hukkunud politseinikele". Eesti Päevaleht. December 15, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Eesti ime: Carmen Kass". Eesti Päevaleht. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
58°54′36″N 25°36′39″E / 58.91000°N 25.61083°E / 58.91000; 25.61083
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Settlements in Paide (urban municipality)
- Allikjärve
- Anna
- Eivere
- Esna
- Kaaruka
- Kihme
- Kirila
- Kirisaare
- Kodasema
- Koordi
- Korba
- Kriilevälja
- Mäeküla
- Mäo
- Mündi
- Mustla
- Mustla-Nõmme
- Nurme
- Nurmsi
- Oeti
- Ojaküla
- Otiku
- Pikaküla
- Prääma
- Puiatu
- Purdi
- Sargvere
- Seinapalu
- Sillaotsa
- Sõmeru
- Suurpalu
- Tarbja
- Tännapere
- Valasti
- Valgma
- Vedruka
- Veskiaru
- Viisu
- Viraksaare
- Võõbu
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