Jägala, Estonia

Jägala
Village
Jägala
Coordinates: 59°25′04″N 25°14′12″E
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Parish	Jõelähtme Parish
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Jägala (German: Jaggowal) is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia.[1] It lies on the Jägala river, south of the Tallinn–Narva road (T1, part of E20), about 28 km (17 mi) east of Tallinn. The Jägala–Käravete road (T13) starts in Jägala and passes through the village centre. Jägala had 139 inhabitants in 2007.

Jägala Army Base, a disused military base is located in the village.

History

During World War II, the Jägala concentration camp is built and operated next to the village.

See also

• Jägala Airfield

References

1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^[dead link‍] (retrieved 27 July 2021)