Padise Pairish (Estonie: Padise vald) is a landwart municipality in Harju Coonty, north-wastren Estonie. It covers a aurie o 366.55 km² an haes a population o 1,771.

Padise Pairish

Padise vald
Banner o Padise Pairish
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Coat of airms o Padise Pairish
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Padise Pairish athin Harju Coonty.
Padise Pairish athin Harju Coonty.
Kintra Estonie
Coonty Harju Coonty
Admeenistrative centrePadise
Govrenment
 • MayorLeemet Vaikmaa
Area
 • Total366.55 km2 (141.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,771
 • Density4.8/km2 (13/sq mi)
Websitewww.padise.ee

The admeenistrative centre o Padise Pairish is Padise veelage. It is locatit 47 km sooth-wast frae Estonie's caipital, Tallinn.

History

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The Padise name is first mentioned in the letter o the Dens king, which in 1283 confirmit the acquisition o the laundit property for the futur Cistercian Padise Abbey. In 1305 Eric VI o Denmark gave permission tae the monks frae Dünamünde tae build a fortifee'd monastery in Padise, the construction o which begun in 1317. In 1343 - at the time o St. George's Nicht Uprisin - the first floor an pairt o the main floor waws wur finished. The monastery wis burnt doun an 28 monks, lay brithers an German vassals wur killed. The rebiggin o the monastery begun anerly efter 1370 an the consecration o the main biggin teuk place as late as 1448. The monastery ceased tae exist in 1559 durin the Livonie War.

Geografie

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Populatit places

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Thare are 24 veelages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Padise Pairish: Alliklepa, Altküla, Änglema, Audevälja, Harju-Risti, Hatu, Karilepa, Kasepere, Keibu, Kobru, Kõmmaste, Kurkse, Laane, Langa, Määra, Madise, Metslõugu, Padise, Pae, Pedase, Suurküla, Vihterpalu, Vilivalla, Vintse.

Freemit airtins

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