Laoküla, Harju County

Village in Estonia

Village in Harju County, Estonia

Laoküla
Village
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Parish	Lääne-Harju Parish
Population (2000)
• Total	40
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Laoküla is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.^[1] It is bordered to the north by the city of Paldiski.

The borders of the village extend beyond current dwellings, and so its area is home to several abandoned buildings and their ruins; some from the Soviet era, and some from before.

In popular culture

On the outskirts of Laoküla, a derelict building is stood near the shore (59°19′38″N 24°06′14″E / 59.327337°N 24.103941°E / 59.327337; 24.103941 (Laoküla)), and it has served as a setting in two music videos:

In January 2008, Estonian rap group Def Räädu released their video to "Vaatenurga turist", prominently featuring the derelict in the second half of the video.^[2]

In late 2015, the same ruins were featured in the last scene of a music video to "Faded", a song by Norwegian DJ Alan Walker. Over time, "Faded" became the 21st most-viewed video on YouTube, with over 2.8 billion views as of October 2020.

Transit

Laoküla has a station on the Elron western route.

References

^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 27 July 2021)
^ "Def Räädu & J.O.C. - Vaatenurga Turist (feat. Spija)". YouTube. 2008-01-14. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2020-10-11.