Vasalemma Parish

Vasalemma Parish (Estonian: Vasalemma vald) is a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 4,991 (as of 1 January 2012) and covers an area of 38.66 km². The population density is 129.1 inhabitants per km².

Vasalemma Parish consists of 3 small boroughs (alevik) (Vasalemma, Rummu, Ämari) and 2 villages (Veskiküla and Lemmaru).

The current mayor (vallavanem) is Mart Mets.

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Main building of Vasalemma Manor, today school

Main building of Vasalemma Manor, today school

Vasalemma railway station

Vasalemma railway station

Rummu quarry

Rummu quarry

Spoil tip in Rummu

Spoil tip in Rummu

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Coordinates: 59°15′N 24°17′E / 59.250°N 24.283°E / 59.250; 24.283

Vasalemma

Vasalemma is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Harju County, northwestern Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 879, of which the Estonians were 711 (80.9%).

Vasalemma has a station on the Elron western route.

Vasalemma Manor

Vasalemma (German: Wassalem) estate was founded in 1825 and in 1890-93 the present manor house was erected by Baltic German landowner Eduard von Baggehufwudt. The architect was Konstantin Wilcken, who designed the house in a bare limestone neo-Gothic style. Several interior details have survived from this period, such as wainscoting, coffered ceilings and pig-iron ovens.

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