Vasula 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 ...
(') in
Tartu Parish
Tartu Parish ( et, Tartu vald) is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. It has a population of 12,725 (as of 1 December 2022) and covers an area of . The population density is . It has one borough ( Raadi), six small boroughs (Äksi, ...
,
Tartu County
Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% ...
, in southern
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, an ...
. It's located about north of the centre of
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
, the second largest city in Estonia. Vasula is situated on the left bank of the
Amme river. As of
2011 Census, the population of Vasula was 273.
Vasula was first mentioned in 1220 in the
Livonian Chronicle of Henry
The ''Livonian Chronicle of Henry'' ( la, Heinrici Cronicon Lyvoniae) offers a Latin narrative of events in Livonia (roughly corresponding to today's inland Estonia and the northern part of Latvia) and surrounding areas from 1180 to 1227. It was ...
as ''Wasala''.
[
Vasula gained its ]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 ...
rights in 2013, before that it was a village.
Since 1997, a rock music festival Amme Rock is held annually in Vasula.
There is a lake called Vasula Lake in the neighbouring village of Lombi, just south of Vasula.
Vasula Manor
Vasula Manor was first mentioned in 1446 as ''Wazel''. In 1636, the manor was obtained by Swedish philosopher, poet and scientist Georg Stiernhielm
Georg Stiernhielm (August 7, 1598 – April 22, 1672) was a Swedish civil servant, mathematician, linguist and poet.
Life
Stiernhielm was born on the family estate Gammelgården in the village Svartskär in Vika parish in Dalarna where his fathe ...
(1598–1672). It remained in the possession of the Stiernhielm family for 170 years. In the 18th century the manor was owned by the Sheremetev
The House of Sheremetev (russian: Шереме́тевы) was one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families in Russia descending from Feodor Koshka who was of Old Prussian origin.
History
The family held many high commanding ran ...
s for dozen years.
References
External links
Amme Rock
rock festival held annually in Vasula
Vasula aed
plant nursery located in vasula
Villages in Tartu County
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Dorpat
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