Lehtmetsa, Harju County

Village in Estonia

Village in Harju County, Estonia

59°19′25″N 25°20′49″E / 59.32361°N 25.34694°E / 59.32361; 25.34694Country

EstoniaCounty

Harju CountyMunicipality

Anija ParishArea

• Total1 km² (0.4 sq mi)Highest elevation

53.5 m (175.5 ft)Lowest elevation

44.5 m (146.0 ft)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total626 • Density630/km² (1,600/sq mi)Ethnicity (2011)

^[2]

• estonians79.4% • other20.6%Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal Codes

74310

Lehtmetsa is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, just south of the town of Kehra.^[3]

The village is situated on the left bank of the Jägala river.

As of August 1, 2020, the village had a population of 626.^[1]

History

The apartment buildings in the village were built between 1972-1988.^[4]^{: 65, 173, 290, 364, 452}

The local sovkhoz opened kindergarten Lepatriinu on March 1, 1980. It is currently operated by Anija parish.^[4]^{: 388–394}

Social care home Kehra Kodu was opened in 2012.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Meie külad". Anija valla külade nimekiri. Anija vald. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11.
^ "RL004: EESTLASTE ARV JA OSATÄHTSUS ELUKOHA (ASULA) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011".
^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^{[dead link]} (retrieved 27 July 2021)
^ ^a ^b Miidla, Ants (2014). Kehra Lood (in Estonian). Kehra: MTÜ Kehra Raudteejaam. ISBN 978-9949-33-520-6.
^ "Kehra Kodu sai valmis". Sõnumitooja (in Estonian). 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ "Kehra Kodu". Hoolekandeteenused (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-04.