Maardu
Maardu is a town in northern Estonia, some 15 km north-east of Tallinn.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 Town twinning
- 4.1 traffic
- 4.2 Media
- 4.3 Education
Geography
Geographical location
The city extends from Maardu - lake to the Pirita River and is adjacent to Viimsi, Jõelähtme and Tallinn.
Boroughs
The city is divided into four areas:
- Industrial area on the territory of the former city Kroodi, near the Tallinn highway - Narva and the port of Muuga
- Downtown Maardu (including Kallavere )
- The area of summer homes in Muuga
- The park around the lake Maardu
History
From 1980 to 1991 Maardu belonged to the territory of Tallinn. On 7 November 1991 Maardu was appointed by Arnold Rüütel an independent city.
Population Development
The first stage in the development of the city began with the founding of the chemical factory in 1949. The second stage was initiated in the late 1970s by the construction of the power plant. Today Maardu with almost 17,000 inhabitants, of whom a majority are Russians, the seventh largest city of Estonia.
Policy
Twinning
- Jēkabpils Latvia (Latvia )
- Belarus Minsk ( Belarus )
- Russia Saint Petersburg ( Russia)
- Russia Khabarovsk ( Russia)
- Myrhorod Ukraine (Ukraine )
- Russia Myshkin (Russia)
- Ostashkov Russia (Russia)
- Illichivsk Ukraine (Ukraine )
- Pikaljowo Russia (Russia)
- Białogard Poland (Poland )
- Russia Krasnogorsk (Russia)
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Two kilometers south of the highway leads Maardu 1 Tallinn - Narva ( - St. Petersburg) ( European Route 20) over what on the border with Russia, offers easy access to Narva. The 1986 newly built harbor in Muuga is one of the largest in the country, around 90% of goods are handled here.
Media
Since 1995, a newspaper published in Maardu in Estonian and Russian. There is also a cable TV network.
Education
Maardu has four schools, two for Russian-speaking Estonians and one for children, and an art school. At all four schools a total of about 3,000 students are taught by 200 teachers.