Rebala, Estonia Explained

Official Name:Rebala, Estonia
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Harju County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Jõelähtme Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Rebala is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.[1]

Rebala Heritage Reserve is named after Rebala village. It covers around 70 square kilometres and contains more than 300 archaeological remains including stone-cist graves and cup-marked stones from the Bronze and Iron Ages.[2]

Rebala village has many old farm buildings dating to the 18th/19th centuries.[2] Near Rebala was one of the first areas in Estonia where was phosphorite was mined, beginning in the 1920s.[2] During the Soviet era the main activity in the area was farming, but the 21st century has seen new housing developments due to the village's close proximity to the capital city, Tallinn.[2]

Tallinn Landfill (or Jõelähtme Landill) is technically part of Rebala village.

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Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  2. Book: Vedru, Gurly. Schofield . John . Szymanski . Rosy . Local Heritage, Global Context: Cultural Perspectives on Sense of Place. Chapter 4: Memory and the Value of Place in Estonia. 58. Ashgate. 2011. 0754678296.