Alu, Estonia
Appearance
Alu | |
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Alu Manor | |
Coordinates: 59°01′25″N 24°45′51″E / 59.02361°N 24.76417°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Rapla County |
Municipality | Rapla Parish |
First mentioned | 1241[1] |
Population | |
• Total | c. 950 |
Alu is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. It's located about 3 km (2 mi) northwest of the town of Rapla. Alu has a population of c. 950.[2]
Alu was first mentioned in 1241 as Alafæ village in the Danish Census Book.
Alu manor
[edit]Alu Manor was first mentioned in 1409 as Alven (later known as Allo). The present main building, designed by Paul Friedrich Wilhelm Alisch , is one of the best examples of Neo-Gothic style in Estonia. The building is surrounded by an 11 ha park with seven ponds. After the dispossession from 1923 to 1955 a local grammar school operated in the main building. Since 1999 it houses a training centre for the Estonian Defence League.[1][3]
Notable people
[edit]- Magnus Gabriel Bernhard von Brevern (1825–1878), Baltic German military commander who served under the Russian Empire at the Russo-Turkish War.
- Priit Võigemast (born 1980), Estonian film, television and stage actor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alu alevik" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Alu alevik" (in Estonian). Rapla vald. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "Alu mõis" (in Estonian). Kaitseliit. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
External links
[edit]- Alu Manor at Estonian Manors Portal