Palivere

58.96944423.8875Koordinaten: 58 ° 58 'N, 23 ° 53 ' E

Palivere ( German Pallifer ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Taebla ( Taebla vald ) in Lääne in Estonia.

Population and location

The village has 654 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2011). Its area is 1.4 km ². The village is located 20 kilometers north-east of the district capital of Haapsalu.

The mountain Pikajalamägi is 51 m, the highest peak in the area. At the top there is a ski jumping hill.

History

Today's settlement was mainly in the 1920s around the station building, which was built after the inauguration of the railway between Keila and Haapsalu ( 1906).

During the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the population grew rapidly, as in Palivere a factory for the manufacture of construction materials was created. Besides agriculture still play the metal and woodworking industry and glass manufacture an important economic role.

Best of Palivere

The estate of Palivere was first mentioned in documents in 1493. In the 18th century it belonged to the family of a mountain, from 1794 the Pilar family of Pilchau. In 1909 it fell for 10 years at the German - Baltic Woldemar Charles of Hunnius. The Estonian government expropriated the estate in the course of the land reform of 1919.

The completed during the first half of the 19th century manor house was built in the style of early classicism. It was originally only in the central part of two storeys. In the second half of the 19th century, the staircases and veranda were hinzugefüht. Several conversions are from the period after 1960.

From 1923 to 1960 in the building a kindergarten was housed, then a boarding school. Since 1992, the mansion serves as the children's and youth center. In addition, guests can rent the house in the hotel room.

The property is surrounded by a five acre park. He is a nature reserve.