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Juuru

Coordinates: 59°03′38″N 24°57′22″E / 59.06056°N 24.95611°E / 59.06056; 24.95611
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Juuru
Juuru Church
Juuru Church
Juuru is located in Estonia
Juuru
Juuru
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°03′38″N 24°57′22″E / 59.06056°N 24.95611°E / 59.06056; 24.95611
Country Estonia
County Rapla County
MunicipalityRapla Parish

Juuru (German: Jörden) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia.[1] From 1991 until 2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian local governments), Juuru was the administrative center of Juuru Parish.

The school in Juuru is named after the writer Eduard Vilde. The school was a high school until 2014. The Atla-Eeru Inn, which played a role in the Mahtra War of 1858, is located in Juuru.

Notable people

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  • Sirje Endre (born 1945), journalist and former politician, born in Juuru
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References

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  1. ^ "Eesti haldus- ja asustusjaotuse klassifikaator 2014v2". metaweb.stat.ee. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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