title: Saku, Estonia
text: # Saku, Estonia
  
  Saku (German: Sack) is a small town (Estonian: alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, located 16 km (10 mi) south from Tallinn, the capital. It is the administrative centre of Saku Parish. Saku had a population of 4,675 on 1 April 2012, which makes it the biggest small town in Estonia.
  
  Saku is most known for the Saku Brewery which is one of two biggest breweries in Estonia.
  
  It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit). The Vääna River crosses Saku.
  
  ## Saku Manor
  
  Saku Manor (German: Sack) traces its history back to 1463. The current manor house was built in 1825-1830 in a neoclassical style, and is possibly designed by the renowned St. Petersburg architect Carlo Rossi. It is one of the finest examples, perhaps the finest, of a neoclassical manor house in Estonia.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Evelin Ilves (born 1968), former First Lady of Estonia, grew up in Saku.
  * Juss Laansoo (born 1983), motocross rider
  * Grit Šadeiko (born 1989), heptathlete, was born in Saku.
  * Jaak Urmet (pseudonym Wimberg; born 1979), writer, was born in Saku.
  