Mäo, Järva County Explained

Official Name:	Mäo
Settlement Type:	Village
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Estonia
Subdivision Type1:	County
Subdivision Name1:	Järva County
Subdivision Type2:	Municipality
Subdivision Name2:	Paide
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3

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

In Mäo, there is a memorial to fallen policemen designed by Vilen Künnapu and unveiled in 1995. It commemorates the, 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

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

Johannes Brenner (1906–1975), Estonian footballer and Olympic competitor, born in Mäo
Johannes Greenberg (1887–1951), painter, born at Mäo Manor
Carmen Kass (born 1978), Estonian supermodel, grew up in Mäo^[3]

References

58.91°N 25.6108°W

Notes and References

(retrieved 28 July 2021)
News: Mäos avati mälestusmärk hukkunud politseinikele . April 30, 2024 . Eesti Päevaleht . December 15, 1995.
Web site: Eesti ime: Carmen Kass. Eesti Päevaleht. 3 November 2000. 28 November 2015.