Laulasmaa is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, in northwestern Estonia.

Location and history

Laulasmaa is about 29 km west of the capital Tallinn, west of Keila-Joa, north of Kloogaranna, and next to Lahepere Bay and Lohusalu Bay, both of which are part of the Gulf of Finland. It borders with Lohusalu, Kloogaranna, Käesalu, and Meremõisa. In January 2005 the village had the population of 309. In the next 15 years, the population of the village increased more than twofold, reaching 789 by the end of 2021. The village was first mentioned when under Swedish control (Laulasmeh). People started to spend their summers in Laulasmaa from the 1930s and the first summer cottages were built in the early 20th century. Laulasmaa is the home of composer Arvo Pärt, and it is the location of the Arvo Pärt Centre.

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