Turba
Small borough
Train station in Turba
Train station in Turba
Turba is located in Estonia
Turba
Turba
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°05′30″N 24°14′00″E / 59.09167°N 24.23333°E / 59.09167; 24.23333
CountryEstonia
CountyHarju County
MunicipalitySaue Parish
Population
 (2019)
 • Total964

Turba is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Saue Parish, Harju County, Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in March 2017, Turba belonged to Nissi Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 927.[1] In 2019, the population was found to have risen to 964.

Science journalist and humorist Tiit Kändler was born in Turba.[2]

Turba railway station re-opened on 8 December 2019 after being closed to passenger services since September 1995.[3]

The former Ellamaa thermal power station in Turba

References

  1. ^ "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK". www2.kirmus.ee. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ ERR News. Elron Trains start running on Riisipere-Turba rail link. Retrieved 14 November 2022
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