Vatla

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Vatla ( Wattel German ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Hanila ( Hanila vald ) in Lääne in Estonia.

Population and location

The village has 158 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2011). It is located 43 kilometers south-east of the district capital of Haapsalu. The area of ​​the village is twelve square kilometers.

History

In 1320, the German Order sold under the Livonian Order Master Gerard of York the village to the Cistercian monastery in Padise. As of 1402, the region was in possession of the nunnery of Lihula. 1582 went to the local estate into private hands.

The two-storey mansion in the style of early classicism, with its high roof was built in the first quarter of the 19th century under the Baltic German nobleman Otto von Rosen, who had the good of Vatla adopted in 1807. In the lower ground floor utility rooms were housed; the first floor was mainly for representation purposes. Worked out pretty particular were the wall paintings. A special feature of the designed in shades of gray frieze is a Roman triumphal theme in the great room and the bedroom of the landlord with a coat chimney that resembles a cave and the walls are painted with exotic Mediterranean plants.

Since 1923 located in the manor house, the school of the village. The memory of the estate was remodeled in the 1950s to a community center. The stables and coach house is a sports hall since 1998.

The manor complex is surrounded by a nearly two -acre park, which is under protection. A special feature is there represents the large bat population

Sons and daughters of the town

The most famous son of Vatla is the German Baltic Medicine Edward George of choice (1833-1890), who was born in Vatla.