Ruila

Ruila ( German Ruil ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the Estonian Harju County. It belongs to the rural community Kernu. Covering an area of 8.2 km ² live 133 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2007). Due to the location of the river Vasalemma ( Vasalemma Jõgi ) flows.

Ruila was first mentioned in 1241 as Rughael documented. Near the village is one of the largest prehistoric sacrificial stones of Estonia, the so-called Ukukivi (also Lossikivi to the court, or Neitsikivi Linda kivi nearby ). It has a width of 34.8 m and a height of 6 m.

2 km south of the village is the lake Ruilajärv. It has an area of 16.6 hectares, but is very flat.

The well- renovated mansion of Ruila is now home to the primary school of the village. The manor was first mentioned in 1417 Ruila. In the Middle Ages it was the residence of the Commander of Reval. Since the 17th century the estate of posts originating from Brandenburg family of Ulrich was: 1622/24 gave the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf the estate Johann Ulrich ( 1572-1642 ), secretary of the Duke of Courland, mayor of Riga and representatives of the city ​​at the Reichstag in Stockholm was. From 1814 to 1939 were good and manor of Baltic German family of Bremen. They set up in 1859 today 's manor, the ground floor was built of stone and wooden floor. Receive is also the large park with numerous outbuildings.