Valtu | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 58°59′N24°51′E / 58.983°N 24.850°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Rapla County |
Parish | Rapla Parish |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 218 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Valtu (German : Waldau) is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. [1]
Valtu Manor (in Swedish Waldau, in Estonian Valtu mõis) is a ruined and partially rebuilt manor in Valtu. The first record of the manor was in 1412. From 1588-1828 the Tiesenhausen family owned the manor and it was later owned by families named Stackelberg, Ungern von Sternberg, and Meidel. During this time it was considered to be a work of classic Estonian architecture. [2]
The main building was burned during the Revolution of 1905. Its ruins were destroyed, but several outbuildings have been restored. A Dutch windmill built about 1815 on the site and the Manor are officially listed as part of Estonia's cultural heritage. [3] [4]
Järva County is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the north. In January 2009, Järva County had a population of 29,940 – constituting 2.7% of the total population in Estonia.
Rapla County is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in the north-western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Harju County to the north. In 2022 Rapla County had a population of 33,529 – constituting 2.5% of the total population of Estonia.
Juuru Parish is a former Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It had a population of 1,627 and an area of 152.4 km².
Rapla Parish is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It has a population of 13,193 and an area of 859 km2.
Vana-Vigala is a village in Märjamaa Parish, Rapla County in western Estonia.
The House of Tiesenhausen is an old Baltic-German noble family. The origins of the family are in Lower Saxony. During the Baltic crusades they settled in Livonia in the first half of the 12th century. Bishops Albert of Riga and Herman of Tartu had a sister whose husband Engelbertus de Tisenhuse was the progenitor of the family in the Baltic. After some time in southern Livonia in the early stages of occupation, Engelbertus joined his brother-in-law bishop Herman to obtain the northern Livonian country of Ugaunia around Otepää and Tartu. It was Ugaunia where the family held its main early properties and positions. Engelbertus' son married a daughter of the castellan of Koknese in Latgale and through this marriage, the family claims descent from indigenous princes of the Latgalians. Some branches of Tisenhusen clan settled later to the Latvian Vidzeme holdings of Ergli and Berzaune. From the ancestral place of Ugaunia, sons of the family managed to obtain estates in other parts of Estonia, also so-called Danish Estonia and Osilia-Rotalia, both by services and by marriages.
Riisipere is a small borough in the Saue Parish, Harju County, Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in March 2017, Riisipere was the administrative center of Nissi Parish. Located on the Ääsmäe-Haapsalu road, its distance from Tallinn is 45 km, from Haapsalu 50 km, Märjamaa 30 km, Rapla 40 km.
Alu is a small borough in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It is located about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of the town of Rapla. Alu has a population of c. 950.
Kuusiku is a small borough in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It has a population of 250. Kuusiku Manor and Rapla Airfield are located in Kuusiku.
Muuga is a village in Vinni Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. Between 1992 and 2017 the village was located in Laekvere Parish.
Atla is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It is located about 13 km (8 mi) northeast of the town of Rapla, just east of Juuru and 6 km (4 mi) northwest of Kaiu, by road no. 14. As of the 2011 census, the village's population was 81. Between 1991 and 2017, the village was located in Juuru Parish.
Maidla is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. Between 1991 and 2017 the village was located in Juuru Parish.
Pirgu is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. Between 1991–2017 the village was located in Juuru Parish.
Valtu-Nurme is a village in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County in northern-central Estonia.
Lohu is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County, in northwestern Estonia. Lohu railway station, on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron, in a short distance from the village.
Vaimõisa is a village in Märjamaa Parish, Rapla County in western Estonia.
Seli is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia.
The original Purila Manor was first mentioned in 1513. It was built in Purila, Rapla County and was rebuilt in 1810. It was used by Estonian aristocracy, including Friedrich Gustav von Helffreich, until the 20th century when it was used for education. After World War II it was used by the Soviet Army, including the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps from 1953 to 1957.
Kiltsi Manor is a knight’s manor in Väike-Maarja Parish, present day Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is number 16079 on the Estonian State Register of Cultural Monuments.
Turva is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It is located about 12 km (7 mi) southwest of the town of Viljandi, on the right bank of the Kõpu River.