Audru
Audru (German: Audern[2]) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, Audru was the administrative centre of Audru Parish. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,492.[1]
Audru | |
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Audru polder | |
Audru Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°24′44″N 24°21′19″E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Pärnu County |
| Municipality | Pärnu |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,492 |
Notable residents
- Aleksander Kunileid (1845–1875), Estonian composer, was born in Audru.
- Adolf Pilar von Pilchau (1851–1925), Baltic German politician, regent of the United Baltic Duchy, was the owner of Audru Manor.
See also
References
- "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- Rene Levoll: "The last motor race of the empire (ee: Impeeriumi viimane motovõistlus, de: Das letzte Autorennen des Imperiums)", Tallinn 2014, Estonian Old Technics Museum Foundation, page 81 "list of former and present place names of places"
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