Vaida () is a

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() in

Rae Parish Rae Parish () is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 23,145 (as of 31 December 2022) and covers an area of 206.7 km². The population density is . Settlements Administ ...

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, northern

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. It's located about southeast of the capital

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, by the Tallinn–Tartu road (E263). Vaida has a population of 990 (as of 1 January 2010). Vaida was first mentioned in 1241 in the

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. Vaida Manor (''Wait'') was established in the 1630s, during the almost three centuries of existence the manor had many owners. The 1-storey main building from the beginning of the 19th century was burned down during the

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. In 1911 an ethnic

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...

Jaan Saar built a new wooden main building, but this also burned down in 1945. Nowadays mainly the park has remained from the former manor. In the Soviet times a

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operated in Vaida. Nowadays there are primary school, library and a post office in Vaida.

References

External links

Vaida small borough association

Vaida primary school

Vaida Library
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Rae Parish Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub