Äksi
Small borough
Ice Age Centre, Äksi
Ice Age Centre, Äksi
Äksi is located in Estonia
Äksi
Äksi
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°31′23″N 26°40′08″E / 58.52306°N 26.66889°E / 58.52306; 26.66889
Country Estonia
County Tartu County
Municipality Tartu Parish
Population
 (01.01.2020[1])
 • Total480

Äksi is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Saadjärv, and has a population of 480 (as of 1 January 2020).[1] From the Middle Ages until the first half of the 20th century, Äksi was also known by variants of its German language name Ecks.

The Ice Age Centre, a museum about the latest ice age, is located in Äksi.[2]

There is a monument for the fallen soldiers of the Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920) in Äksi.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kohanimenõukogu koosoleku protokoll nr 34" (PDF) (in Estonian). EKI Place Names Board. p. 5.
  2. ↑ "Contact". Ice Age Centre. Retrieved 2 September 2013.


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