Saare ( sv, Lyckholm, german: Lückholm) is a village in

Lääne-Nigula Parish Lääne-Nigula Parish ( et, Lääne-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of . Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti and Taebla ...

Lääne County Lääne County ( et, Lääne maakond or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; german: Wiek; la, Rotalia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-ea ...

, in western

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. Private

Lyckholm Airfield Lyckholm Airfield ( et, Lyckholmi lennuväli; ICAO: EELU) is an airfield in Saare, Lääne 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 ...

(

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: EELU) is located in the village.

Saare manor

Saare manor was established in 1622. The last owners before the Estonian

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in 1919 was the von Rosen family. During the 20th century, the manor fell into disrepair and eventually collapsed.

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, who as a child grew up in the manor house, bought the ruins in 1996 and rebuilt the manor in 2001. Today, there is a visitors' centre for the nearby Silma Nature Reserve located in the manor.

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Saare manor
at Estonian Manors Portal Villages in Lääne County Manor houses in Estonia {{Lääne-geo-stub