Hanila

Village in Estonia
Village in Pärnu County, Estonia
Hanila
Village
Hanila Church
Hanila Church
Country Estonia
CountyPärnu County
ParishLääneranna Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Hanila is a village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County in western Estonia.[1] The village is home to Hanila museum and Hanila church.

Laelatu biological station (before 2011)

Laelatu Biological Station is also located in the village. The station is established mainly to study unique Laelatu wooded meadow. In 2007, the old station was destroyed due to fire. New station was opened in 2015. The station belongs to Tartu Ülikool.[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Hanila include the following:

  • Ado Anderkopp (1894–1941), politician and journalist

References

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ "Tartu Ülikooli Laelatu bioloogiajaam". ut.ee. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
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58°37′N 23°37′E / 58.617°N 23.617°E / 58.617; 23.617


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