| Vasula | |
| Settlement Type: | Small borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tartu County |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tartu Parish |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1220 |
| Population Total: | 273 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
Vasula is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Tartu Parish, Tartu County, in southern Estonia. It is located about 10km (10miles) north of the centre of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia. Vasula is situated on the left bank of the Amme river. As of the 2011 census, the population of Vasula was 273.[1]
Vasula was first mentioned in 1220 in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry as Wasala.
Vasula gained its small borough rights in 2013, before that it was a village.
Since 1997, a rock music festival Amme Rock is held annually in Vasula.
There is a lake called Vasula Lake in the neighbouring village of Lombi, just south of Vasula.
Vasula Manor was first mentioned in 1446 as Wazel. In 1636, the manor was obtained by Swedish philosopher, poet and scientist Georg Stiernhielm (1598–1672). It remained in the possession of the Stiernhielm family for 170 years. In the 18th century the manor was owned by the Sheremetevs for dozen years.[2]