Klooga, Estonia
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Klooga | |
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Coordinates: 59°19.2′N 24°12.84′E / 59.3200°N 24.21400°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Harju County |
Municipality | Lääne-Harju Parish |
Klooga is a
During the
Nazi labor camp, was situated there as a satellite camp of Vaivara concentration camp. On 19 September 1944, about 2,000 inmates of the Klooga camp were executed and the corpses burned on pyres
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A large area of the settlement is covered by
Estonian Defence Forces' military training field Klooga training area
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Klooga has rail stations Klooga and Klooga-Aedlinn on the Elron western route.
Gallery
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Klooga railway station
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Former Soviet Army buildings
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Grave of Holocaust victims at Klooga cemetery.
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Lake Klooga
See also
References
- ^ "Number and share of Estonians by place of residence (settlement)". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
Preceding station | Elron | Following station | ||
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Niitvälja towards Tallinn
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Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski
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Klooga-Aedlinn towards Paldiski
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Kloogaranna Terminus
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59°19.2′N 24°12.84′E / 59.3200°N 24.21400°E