Kose

Kose
Small borough
Kose church
Kose
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°11′11″N 25°10′05″E / 59.18639°N 25.16806°E / 59.18639; 25.16806Coordinates: 59°11′11″N 25°10′05″E / 59.18639°N 25.16806°E / 59.18639; 25.16806
Country  Estonia
County Harju County
Municipality Kose Parish
Population (2011 Census[1])
  Total 7,183

Kose is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kose Parish. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,097.[1] Kose is 39 kilometers southeast of Tallinn, Estonia.

People

  • Otto von Kotzebue (1787–1846), navigator, is buried at the churchyard of Kose St. Nicholas Church[2]
  • Risto Kübar (b. 1983), actor, was born in Kose
  • Silver Kübar (et) (b. 1980), sidecar motorcross racer, was born in Kose
  • Liivo Leetma (b. 1977), footballer, was born in Kose

References

  1. 1 2 "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Triigi mõis" (in Estonian). Estonian Manor Portal.
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