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Mäo, Järva County

Coordinates: 58°54′36″N 25°36′39″E / 58.91000°N 25.61083°E / 58.91000; 25.61083
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Mäo
Village
Mäo Manor
Mäo Manor
Country Estonia
CountyJärva County
MunicipalityPaide
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mäo is a village in Paide municipality, Järva County in northern-central Estonia.[1] Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Paide Parish.

History

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Memorial to the fallen police officers in the 1994 Mäo shooting [et]

In Mäo, there is a memorial to fallen policemen designed by Vilen Künnapu and unveiled in 1995. It commemorates the Mäo shooting [et], which took place on December 15, 1994, when smugglers killed two policemen at the intersection in Mäo: 21-year-old Marek Lemming and 30-year-old Argo Kivi.[2]

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Mäo include the following:

European route E263 in Mäo

References

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  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ "Mäos avati mälestusmärk hukkunud politseinikele". Eesti Päevaleht. December 15, 1995. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Eesti ime: Carmen Kass". Eesti Päevaleht. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

58°54′36″N 25°36′39″E / 58.91000°N 25.61083°E / 58.91000; 25.61083