Padise Parish

Padise Parish (Estonian: Padise vald) was a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. It covered an area of 366.55 km² and had a population of 1,771.

Padise Parish

Padise vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Padise Manor
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Padise Parish within Harju County.
Country Estonia
County Harju County
Administrative centrePadise
Government
 • MayorLeemet Vaikmaa
Area
 • Total366.55 km2 (141.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,771
 • Density4.8/km2 (13/sq mi)
Websitewww.padise.ee

The administrative centre of Padise Parish was Padise village. It is located 47 km south-west from Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

History

The Padise name is first mentioned in the letter of the Danish king, which in 1283 confirmed the acquisition of the landed property for the future Cistercian Padise Abbey. In 1305 Eric VI of Denmark gave permission to the monks from Dünamünde to build a fortified monastery in Padise, the construction of which begun in 1317. In 1343 - at the time of St. George's Night Uprising - the first floor and part of the main floor walls were finished. The monastery was burnt down and 28 monks, lay brothers and German vassals were killed. The rebuilding of the monastery begun only after 1370 and the consecration of the main building took place as late as 1448. The monastery ceased to exist in 1559 during the Livonian War.

Local government

The mayor (vallavanem) was Leemet Vaikmaa.

Geography

Populated places

There were 24 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Padise Parish: Alliklepa, Altküla, Änglema, Audevälja, Harju-Risti, Hatu, Karilepa, Kasepere, Keibu, Kobru, Kõmmaste, Kurkse, Laane, Langa, Määra, Madise, Metslõugu, Padise, Pae, Pedase, Suurküla, Vihterpalu, Vilivalla, Vintse.

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