Angerja

Angerja
Village
Angerja
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°10′28″N 24°51′07″E / 59.17444°N 24.85194°E / 59.17444; 24.85194Coordinates: 59°10′28″N 24°51′07″E / 59.17444°N 24.85194°E / 59.17444; 24.85194
Country  Estonia
County Rapla County
Municipality Kohila Parish
Area
 • Total 12.59 km2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population (01.10.2008[1])
 • Total 65
Angerja
Angern
Ruins of Angerja castle.
Site information
Condition Ruins
Site history
Built ca. 1400
Built by Teutonic Knights

Angerja is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. It has a population of 65 (as of 1 October 2008) and an area of 12.59 km².[1]

A tower house was erected around 1400 as seat of a vassal of the Teutonic Knights.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Külad" (in Estonian). Kohila vald.
  2. ↑ Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 692. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.
  • Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm (2000). Burgen des deutschen Mittelalters. Grundriss-Lexikon (in German). Flechsig. p. 692. ISBN 3-88189-360-1.


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