Klooga
Encyclopedia
Klooga is a small borough
in Keila Parish in Harju County
in northern Estonia
. It has a population of 1,029 (as of 1 January 2004).
During th German occupation in World War II a Nazi labor camp
was situated in Klooga.
Nowadays a big area of the settlement is covered by Estonian Defence Forces
' military training field Klooga training area
.
Klooga has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line.
Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...
in Keila Parish in Harju County
Harju County
Harju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...
in northern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It has a population of 1,029 (as of 1 January 2004).
During th German occupation in World War II a Nazi labor camp
Klooga concentration camp
Klooga was a Nazi labor subcamp of the Vaivara concentration camp complex established in September 1943 in Harju County, during World War II, in German-occupied Estonia near the northern Estonian village Klooga...
was situated in Klooga.
Nowadays a big area of the settlement is covered by Estonian Defence Forces
Military of Estonia
The Estonian Defence Forces is the name of the unified armed forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian military is a defence force consisting of Maavägi , Merevägi , Õhuvägi and a paramilitary organization Kaitseliit...
' military training field Klooga training area
Klooga training area
Klooga training area is one of the six military training fields used by the Estonian Defence Forces. It is located in Keila Parish, Harju County...
.
Klooga has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line.