Lagedi

Lagedi
Small borough
Lagedi railway station
Lagedi railway station
Lagedi is located in Estonia
Lagedi
Lagedi
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°24′14″N 24°56′19″E / 59.40389°N 24.93861°E / 59.40389; 24.93861
CountryEstonia
CountyHarju County
MunicipalityRae Parish
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total
1,083

Lagedi is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rae Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of 2022, the settlement's population was 1,083.[1]

Lagedi has a station on the Elron's eastern route.

Lagedi was the site of a slave-labor camp during German occupation in World War II. It was a satellite camp from the Vaivara concentration camp and mass executions of Jews took place in Lagedi.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rahvastik". Rae Parish. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. ^ Friedlander, Saul (2009). Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1945: Abridged Edition. New York: HarperCollins. p. 409. ISBN 9780061350276.
Preceding station Elron Following station
Vesse
towards Tallinn
 Tallinn–Tartu–Valga Kulli
towards Valga
Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula Kulli
towards Koidula
Tallinn–Narva Kulli
towards Narva
Tallinn–Aegviidu Kulli
towards Aegviidu


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