Lavassaare is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

() in Pärnu municipality,

Pärnu County Pärnu County ( or ''Pärnumaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to ...

, in southwestern

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. It had a population of 539 on 1 January 2009 and an area of 8.00 km². Lavassaare is home to the Estonian Railway Museum at Lavassaare, a museum dedicated to the history of the narrow-track railway in Estonia.Visit Estonia
''Estonian Museum Railway at Lavassaare''. Retrieved 22 February 2019. Raudteemuuseum Lavassaares maja

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Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Former municipalities of Estonia Kreis Pernau {{pärnu-geo-stub

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