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This article is about the small borough in Tartu County. For the village in Kõue Parish, Harju County, see Äksi, Harju County. For the island, see Aksi.

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.

Gallery

  • Building at Saadjärv lakeside
    Building at Saadjärv lakeside
  • Äksi cemetery
    Äksi cemetery
  • Church of Andrew the Apostle
    Church of Andrew the Apostle

References

  1. ^ a b "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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