Saue

A settlement in Estonia.

English name

Saue — Official Estonian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

• Friedrichshof — German historical name of Saue Manor; the manor and modern town have different boundaries.
• Klein-Sauß — Earlier German name of Saue Manor, confirmed by the manor’s own historical description; not coextensive with the modern town.
• Klein-Sauss — Older German manor-name typography recorded by the Estonian place-name dictionary.

French name

Saue — Same as in English; the French locality reference uses this heading.

About

Saue is a town southwest of Tallinn in Estonia's Harju County. Its manor house and railway connection with the capital are important features of the town.

Notes

Friedrichshof and Klein-Sauß identify the manor associated with Saue, not identical town boundaries. Manor source confirms German names. https://sauemois.ee/?lang=de ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/dict/knr/lisad/knr_sonastik.pdf Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saue ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saue.

Identifiers: Wikidata Q86206 · JSON

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