Audru

Borough in Estonia
Small borough in Pärnu County, Estonia
58°24′44″N 24°21′19″E / 58.41222°N 24.35528°E / 58.41222; 24.35528CountryEstoniaCountyPärnu CountyMunicipalityPärnuPopulation
 (2011 Census[1])
 • Total1,492

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]


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

  • Audru Ring

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ^ 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"

External links

  • Audru Parish (in Estonian)
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