 The City of Maardu is situated in 15 km from the capital of Estonian Republic -Tallinn, on the coast of the Muuga Bay. Its border extends from Lake Maardu to the Pirita River. Maardu is bordered by Viimsi, Jõelähtme and Tallinn. To the south from Maardu at the distance of 2 km there is a highway Tallinn - St. Petersburg providing an opportunity of good communication with Narva town, which borders on Russia.
Maardu was given the status of independent municipality in November, 7, 1991 and it became a local territorial-administrative unit. The development of Maardu was closely related to the construction of the chemical factory in 1949, which used phosphorite mineral deposits for own production. The next decade of the development of the town included construction of the Iru Terminal Power at the end of the Port of Muuga at the beginning of 1980`s. Nowadays Maardu town is on the seventh place in the Estonian Republic according to the residents – about 16500 and the total area of the town is 24 km2.
The town can be divided into the following areas: the industrial zone placed on the territory of the former village Kroodi, nearby the old Tallinn-Narva highway, and the port of Muuga, the inhabited part of the city includes Kallavere, the area of summerhouses in Muuga and a picturesque park around the lake of Maardu. Division of industrial and inhabited sector allows creating favourable ecological conditions of life and rest for people.
Maardu is multicultural town. Representatives of 42 nationalities live friendly together in the town. People need fun and memorable moments. The most popular cultural events annually organising festival of songs, dances and trading Sorotsinski fair and Mardi Gras helps to keep folk customs in honour. The cultural life of the town goes hand in hand with its sports life. The town sports complex accomodates many different sections, a gym, a 25-meter swimming pool and a shooting gallery. On the whole, 24 kinds of sport are cultivated in the town. Fishing on the lake of Maardu and national ski races around it are the most popular in the city.
Maardu is ready to cooperate and encourages friendship and good relations!
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