Peetri (also Peetriküla in spoken language) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rae Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia. It is bordered by the city of Tallinn.
Peetri | |
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  Peetri Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°23′41″N 24°48′49″E / 59.39472°N 24.81361°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Harju County |
| Municipality | Rae Parish |
| First mentioned | 1631 |
| Government | |
| • Borough elder | Margus Laula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 5,859 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
According to official population registration Peetri had 5,859 inhabitants on 1 January 2021.[1] According to last public census, population of Peetri was 4.435 inhabitants on December 31, 2011. According to the census data, share of ethnic Estonians was 82.8%; 17.2% were non-Estonians.
There are more than 500 dwelling buildings in Peetri, which includes several tens of apartment blocks. A kindergarten - primary school with sports hall, stadium and public library was completed in autumn 2009.[2]
Most of the small borough is west of the E263 Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway, but the settlement includes also a part east of the highway named Mõigu. The total territory of the borough is 4.60 km2, and the population density exceeds 1115/km2.[citation needed]
The earliest documents mentioning Peetri date to 1631 (under name of Petriküll), in connection with a real estate transaction of Mõigu manor.[3] The oldest preserved building in Peetri is a former windmill (1868), which now operates as Peetri Windmill Restaurant.[4]
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Streets in Peetri under a flood in 2010. -
Assaku Witch Stone on the territory of Peetri
References
edit- ^ a b "Rahvastik" (in Estonian). Rae vald. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ^ "Peetri Spordihoone staadion ja korvpalliväljak". Eesti Spordiregister. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Ajalugu". peetri.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Heiberg, Signe (8 December 2012). "Peetri tuuliku tundmatu lugu: selgus, kes oli see mees, kes numbrid 1868 kivimüüri raius". Maaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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