Laulasmaa
{{Short description|Village in Estonia}}
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| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Harju County
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Lääne-Harju Parish
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Laulasmaa ({{langx|de|Laulasma}}) is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, in northwestern Estonia.{{EHAK|4148}} (retrieved 27 July 2021)
Location and history
Laulasmaa is about {{convert|29|km|0|abbr=on}} west of the capital Tallinn, west of Keila-Joa, north of Kloogaranna, and next to Lahepere Bay and Lohusalu Bay, both of which are part of the Gulf of Finland. It borders with Lohusalu, Kloogaranna, Käesalu, and Meremõisa.
In January 2005, the village had a population of 309.{{cite web|url=http://www.keilavald.ee/fileadmin/user_upload/dokumendid/Avalikud_dokumendid/Arengukava_2004-2014.pdf |title=Arengukava 2004-2014 |publisher=Keila Vald |language=et |accessdate=11 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110553/http://www.keilavald.ee/fileadmin/user_upload/dokumendid/Avalikud_dokumendid/Arengukava_2004-2014.pdf |archivedate=16 July 2011 }} In the next 15 years, the population of the village increased more than twofold, reaching 789 by the end of 2021.{{cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku_paiknemine__elukoht-ja-soo-vanusjaotus/RL21003/table/tableViewLayout2 |title=Population, 31 December 2021 |publisher=Statistics Estonia |language=en,et |accessdate=16 August 2023}}
The village was first mentioned when under Swedish control (Laulasmeh). People started to spend their summers in Laulasmaa from the 1930s and the first summer cottages were built in the early 20th century.
Laulasmaa is the home of composer Arvo Pärt,{{cite news |title=Arvo Pärt Celebrates 84th Birthday |url=https://news.err.ee/979205/arvo-part-celebrates-84th-birthday |access-date=18 October 2024 |work=ERR |date=11 September 2019}} and it is the location of the Arvo Pärt Centre.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arvopart.ee/en/arvo-part-centre/visit-us/how-to-get-here/|title=How to get here – Arvo Pärt Centre|website=www.arvopart.ee}}
Gallery
Kõltsu mõisa peahoone1.JPG|Kõltsu manor
Laulasmaa päevamärk 2009.jpg|Laulasmaa daymark
References
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External links
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- [http://www.laspa.ee/ Official website of LaSpa hotel in Laulasmaa]
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Category:Villages in Harju County
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