Riisipere

Riisipere railway station, the terminus of the Elron Tallinn-Keila-Riisipere line, has been electrified since 1981. Originally the line continued to Haapsalu. The Riisipere–Haapsalu section was abandoned in 2004,{{cite web|url=http://jaam.ee/index.php?lk=32&show=51|title=Eesti Raudteemuuseum|access-date=2008-12-09|language=et|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907001602/http://jaam.ee/index.php?lk=32&show=51|archive-date=2009-09-07}} but was rebuilt as far as Turba in 2019, as a first step towards eventually re-opening the line to Haapsalu (and possibly the port at Rohuküla ).{{cite web|url=https://news.err.ee/886761/gotrack-to-build-riisipere-turba-railway-for-3-4-million|title=Go Track to build Riisipere - Turba railway|access-date=2018-12-30|language=et}}

Part of the Riisipere is called Nissi. Near Nissi is the Nissi Church. In Nissi, there is a community house, a monument for the Estonian War of Independence and a cemetery. The first mentioning of Nissi (as a village) was in Danish Census Book.{{cite book |title=EE, Eesti entsüklopeedia. [Encyclopedia of Estonia] A-Ü |date=2003 |publisher=Valgus |location=Tallinn |isbn=9985701410|page=367}}

Apart from the manor, Nissi Church is the main place of interest.{{citation| url=http://register.muinas.ee/?menuID=monument&action=view&id=2904 | title =904 Nissi kirik, 1873.a. Mälestised| work = Kultuurmälestiste |language = et| access-date = December 23, 2013}} The church was built in 1873 and designed by St. Petersburg architect David Grimm.{{cite web |url = http://www.visitestonia.com/en/church-of-blessed-virgin-mary-in-nissi |title = Church of Blessed Virgin Mary in Nissi on Visit Estonia |access-date = 19 December 2012 }}

The composer Raimond Valgre was born in Riispere in 1913.{{citation| url = http://www.miksike.ee/referaadid/raimond_valgre_jane.htm| title= Raimond Valgre Elulugu| language = et| work = www.miksike.ee}}

Riisipere manor ({{langx|de|Neu-Riesenberg}}) traces its origins as an estate back to 1394. It has been owned by various well-known Baltic German families over the centuries. The present building was built in 1818-1821 during the ownership of Peter von Stackelberg. The grandiose building is one of the finest examples in Estonia of Neoclassical manor house architecture. The front façade is dominated by a six-column portico with a truncated ornamental gable and two three-storeyed side projections. The interior displays an enfilade of representative premises, including a cupola hall, unique in Estonia, and a richly decorated hypostyle "white hall", abundant with details in stucco. The manor is surrounded by a park with an artificial lake.{{cite book | last = Sakk | first = Ivar | title = Estonian Manors - A Travelogue | publisher = Sakk & Sakk OÜ | year = 2004 | location = Tallinn | pages = 36–37 | isbn = 9949-10-117-4 }}{{cite book | last = Viirand| first = Tiiu| title = Estonia. Cultural Tourism | publisher = Kunst Publishers | year = 2004 | page = 54 | isbn = 9949-407-18-4 }}

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|File:Riisipere mõisa peahoone.jpg|Riisipere manor house

|File:Nissi kirik, 1873 (1).jpg|Nissi church

|File:Riisipere jaamahoone.jpg|Riisipere train station building

|File:Riisipere raudteejaama veetorn, 1904 (2).jpg|Water tower in railway station

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• [http://matkad.elektriraudtee.ee/?5583 Riisipere] matkad.elektriaudtee.ee
• [http://www.mois.ee/english/harju/riisipere.shtml Riisipere manor] on Estonian Manors Portal

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