Laulasmaa

Village in Estonia

Village in Harju County, Estonia

59°22′51″N 24°14′42″E / 59.38083°N 24.24500°E / 59.38083; 24.24500CountryEstoniaCountyHarju CountyMunicipalityLääne-Harju ParishPopulation

(31 December 2021^[1])

• Total789

Laulasmaa is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, in northwestern Estonia.^[2]

Location and history

Laulasmaa is about 29 km (18 mi) west of the capital Tallinn, west of Keila-Joa, north of Kloogaranna, and next to Lahepere Bay and Lohusalu Bay, both of which are part of the Gulf of Finland. It borders with Lohusalu, Kloogaranna, Käesalu, and Meremõisa.

In January 2005 the village had the population of 309.^[3] In the next 15 years, the population of the village increased more than twofold, reaching 789 by the end of 2021.^[1]

The village was first mentioned when under Swedish control (Laulasmeh). People started to spend their summers in Laulasmaa from the 1930s and the first summer cottages were built in the early 20th century.

Laulasmaa is the home of composer Arvo Pärt, and is the location of the Arvo Pärt Centre.^[4]

Gallery

Kõltsu manor
Laulasmaa daymark

References

^ ^a ^b "Population, 31 December 2021" (in English and Estonian). Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 27 July 2021)
^ "Arengukava 2004-2014" (PDF) (in Estonian). Keila Vald. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
^ "How to get here – Arvo Pärt Centre". www.arvopart.ee.