Viimsi is a small borough

Populated places in Estonia

Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...

  in Harju County

Harju County

Harju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...

, northern Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It's located about 9 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, just north of Tallinn's subdistrict Merivälja

Merivälja

Merivälja is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,823 .-References:...

. Viimsi is the administrative centre of Viimsi Parish. Viimsi has the population of 2,392 (as of 1 January 2011).

Viimsi Manor, which was established by St. Brigitta Nunnery (located in Pirita

Pirita

Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It had a population of 15,379 .Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 15,379 is relatively small...

), was first mentioned in 1471 as Wiems. After the Great Northern War

Great Northern War

The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...

 the manor had multiple owners, among those the Stenbock

Stenbock (family)

The Stenbock family is one of the families of the Swedish and Baltic German nobility.Members include:*Ebba Stenbock *Katarina Stenbock *Gustaf Otto Stenbock *Magnus Stenbock *Eric Stenbock...

, Buxhoeveden

Buxhoeveden family

Buxhoeveden was a Baltic German family from Estonia, with roots tracing to Bexhövede, Lower Saxony. In Sweden, the family is considered part of the unintroduced nobility.Notable family members include:* Albert of Riga , third Bishop of Riga...

, Maydell and Schottländer families. After the dispossession in 1919 the manor was gifted to the Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army General Johan Laidoner

Johan Laidoner

Johan Laidoner was a seminal figure of Estonian history between the world wars. His highest position was Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army in 1918–1920, 1924–1925, and 1934–1940.-Education:Laidoner was born in Viiratsi , Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire...

 who owned it until 1940. During the WWII it was used by the Red Army. Since 2001 the building houses the National War Museum of Estonia (also the Museum of General Laidoner).

External links

• Viimsi Parish
• The Estonian War Museum – General Laidoner Museum
• Viimsi Manor at the Estonian Manors Portal