Riisipere

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

Riisipere is a small borough (alevik) in the county of Harju, Estonia,[1] and is the Nissi Parish administrative center. Located on the Ääsmäe-Haapsalu road, its distance from Tallinn is 45 km, from Haapsalu 50 km, Märjamaa 30 km, Rapla 40 km.

Riisipere railway station, the terminus of the Tallinn-Keila-Riisipere line, has been electrified since 1981. Originally the railway continued to Haapsalu, but the Riisipere-Haapsalu section was taken up in 2004.

Major attractions are Riisipere manor house[2] and Nissi Church[3] The composer Raimond Valgre was born here.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Riisipere www.efqy.com
  2. ^ Riisipere manor ww.mois.ee
  3. ^ Kultuurmälestiste - Nissi kirik, 1873 Cultural monuments - Nissi church.
  4. ^ Raimond Valgre Elulugu Raimond Valgre biography www.miksike.ee

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