Malla, Estonia
Malla is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located about 3 km east of the town of Kunda. On 1 January 2011 Malla had a population of 82.[1]
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Coordinates: 59°30′04″N 26°35′18″E | |
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• Total | 82 |
Malla manor
Malla manor traces its history back to 1443, when it is first recorded in written sources. During that time, there was a small castle at the site. Around 1620, the estate became the property of Swedish field marshal Gustav Horn. In 1651–1654, he commissioned architect Zakarias Hoffmann to erect a new manor house on the site. The house burnt down during the Great Northern War, and the current building received its appearance in the 1880s.[2]
The manor was acquired by a Finnish Bitcoin investor Risto Pietilä in 2014 with plans to use it as a Bitcoin convention center.[3] The manor was partially destroyed in a fire in 2018.[4]
References
- "Rahvastik" (in Estonian). Viru-Nigula vald. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
- Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 150. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
- Ngo, Diana (September 1, 2014). "Finnish Investor Plans to Turn Estonian Castle Into a Bitcoin Center". Cointelegraph. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- Czuleger, Eric (September 8, 2018). "Burning of Long-Term Holders "Bitcoin Castle" Marks Beginning of new era". BTC Manager. Retrieved April 21, 2020.