Käru

Käru

Käru

Borough in Estonia

This article is about the small borough in Türi Parish, Järva County. For other places with the same name, see Käru (disambiguation).

Käru is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Türi Parish, Järva County, Estonia.[1] Before the administrative reform in 2017, Käru was the administrative centre of Käru Parish.

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Käru has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit).

Käru manor

Käru (German: Kerro) was established as an estate in the mid-18th century. The present building was built in 1878 and designed by Riga architect Robert Pflug. It is an eclectic building with mainly neo-Renaissance elements. It was damaged during the Revolution of 1905 and also during World War II. The manor house ensemble has several well-preserved and unusual outbuildings and annexes.[2][3]

Explorer Karl von Ditmar was the landowner of Käru.[4]

Economist Ragnar Nurkse (1907–1959) was born in Käru Manor.

  • Käru manor
  • Wooden church in Käru.
  • Käru reservoir
  • Käru manor, the smithy

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Eesti haldus- ja asustusjaotuse klassifikaator 2020v1". metaweb.stat.ee. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. [2]
    Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 85. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
  3. [3]
    Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. p. 180. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.
  4. [4]
    Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 85. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
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