Padise Parish

Padise Parish

Infobox_Vald
name=Padise
fullname=Padise vald




county=Harju County
mayor=Leemet Vaikmaa
area=366.55
population=1,771
population_as_of=2004
populationdensity=4.8
centre=Padise
coordinates=coord|59.216667|24.15|type:city_region:EE|display=inline,title


Padise Parish ( _et. Padise vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. It covers an area of 366.55 km² and has a population of 1,771.

The administrative centre of Padise Parish is 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 of Padise Monastery. 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 - 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

Current mayor (est: "vallavanem") is Leemet Vaikmaa.

Geography

Populated places

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

External links

* [http://www.padise.ee Official website] (available only in Estonian)
* [http://www.padise.ee/kaart/title.html Padise Map]


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