Alu is a
small borough
The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia.
Boroughs
* Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
* Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
* Paikuse
*Pärnu-Jaagupi
* Tootsi
*Vändra
S ...
( et, alevik) in
Rapla Parish,
Rapla County,
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. It's located about northwest of the town of
Rapla
Rapla (German: ''Rappel'') is a town in central Estonia, the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish. The oldest records date back to 1241 in the Danish Census Book, when it was said that it was a small village with 8 acres of ...
. Alu has a population of c. 950.
Alu was first mentioned in 1241 as ''Alafæ'' village in the
Danish Census Book
The Danish Census Book or the Danish book of land taxation ( la, Liber Census Daniæ), ( da, Kong Valdemars Jordebog) dates from the 13th century and consists of a number of separate manuscripts. The original manuscripts are now housed in the Da ...
.
Alu manor
Alu Manor was first mentioned in 1409 as ''Alven'' (later known as ''Allo''). The present main building, designed by , is one of the best examples of
Neo-Gothic style in Estonia. The building is surrounded by an 11 ha park with seven ponds. After the dispossession from 1923 to 1955 a local grammar school operated in the main building. Since 1999 it houses a training centre for the
Estonian Defence League
The Estonian Defence League ( et, Eesti Kaitseliit) is the name of the unified paramilitary armed forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Defence League is a paramilitary
A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, ...
.
Notable people
* (1825–1878), Baltic German military commander who served under the Russian Empire at the
Russo-Turkish War.
*
Priit Võigemast (born 1980), Estonian film, television and stage actor
See also
*
List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
References
External links
Alu Manorat Estonian Manors Portal
{{Manor houses in Estonia
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Manor houses in Estonia
Kreis Harrien