Vasalemma is a

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( et, alevik) in

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, northwestern

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. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 879, of which the

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were 711 (80.9%). Vasalemma has a station on the Elron western route.

Vasalemma Manor

Vasalemma (german: Wassalem) estate was founded in 1825 and in 1890-93 the present manor house was erected by

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landowner Eduard von Baggehufwudt. The architect was Konstantin Wilcken, who designed the house in a bare limestone

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style. Several interior details have survived from this period, such as wainscoting, coffered ceilings and pig-iron ovens.

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Vasalemma Parish

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