Hanila
{{Short description|Village in Estonia}}
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Hanila is a village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County in western Estonia.{{EHAK|1757}} (retrieved 28 July 2021)
The village is home to the Hanila Museum and Hanila Church.
The Laelatu Biological Station is also located in the village. The station was mainly established to study the unique Laelatu wooded meadow. In 2007, the old station was destroyed by a fire. The new station was opened in 2015. The station belongs to the University of Tartu.{{cite web |title=Tartu Ülikooli Laelatu bioloogiajaam |url=https://botany.ut.ee/et/sisu/tartu-ulikooli-laelatu-bioloogiajaam |website=ut.ee |access-date=23 February 2024}}
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Hanila include the following:
- Ado Anderkopp (1894–1941), politician and journalist
References
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{{Lääneranna Parish}}
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Category:Villages in Pärnu County
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