Mäo, Järva County
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Village in Estonia
Village in Järva County, Estonia
Mäo | |
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Village | |
| Mäo Manor Mäo Manor | |
| Map | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Järva County |
| Municipality | Paide |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mäo (German: Mexhof) 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
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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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ 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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