Riisipere

Riisipere
A train in Riisipere railway station
A train in Riisipere railway station
Riisipere is located in Estonia
Riisipere
Riisipere
Coordinates: 59°07′14″N 24°18′33″E / 59.12056°N 24.30917°E / 59.12056; 24.30917
CountryEstonia
CountyHarju County
ParishSaue Parish
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
1,051
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Riisipere (German: Riesenberg) is a small borough (alevik) in the Saue Parish, Harju County, Estonia.[1] Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in March 2017, Riisipere was the administrative center of Nissi Parish. Located on the Ääsmäe-Haapsalu road, its distance from Tallinn is 45 km, from Haapsalu 50 km, Märjamaa 30 km, Rapla 40 km.

The town

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,[2] 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 ).[3]

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.[4]

Apart from the manor, Nissi Church is the main place of interest.[5] The church was built in 1873 and designed by St. Petersburg architect David Grimm.[6]

The composer Raimond Valgre was born in Riispere in 1913.[7]

Riisipere manor

Riisipere manor (German: 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.[8][9]

  • Riisipere manor house
    Riisipere manor house
  • Nissi church
    Nissi church
  • Riisipere train station building
    Riisipere train station building
  • Water tower in railway station
    Water tower in railway station

References

  1. ^ Riisipere www.efqy.com
  2. ^ "Eesti Raudteemuuseum" (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  3. ^ "Go Track to build Riisipere - Turba railway" (in Estonian). Retrieved 2018-12-30.
  4. ^ EE, Eesti entsüklopeedia. [Encyclopedia of Estonia] A-Ü. Tallinn: Valgus. 2003. p. 367. ISBN 9985701410.
  5. ^ "904 Nissi kirik, 1873.a. Mälestised", Kultuurmälestiste (in Estonian), retrieved December 23, 2013
  6. ^ "Church of Blessed Virgin Mary in Nissi on Visit Estonia". Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Raimond Valgre Elulugu", www.miksike.ee (in Estonian)
  8. ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. pp. 36–37. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
  9. ^ Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. p. 54. ISBN 9949-407-18-4.
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