Leppneeme is a village in

Viimsi Parish Viimsi Parish () is a rural municipality in Northern Estonia, located North-East and neighbouring the capital Tallinn. It occupies an area of with a population of 20 580 (). The municipality contains the Viimsi Peninsula and several islands, in ...

Harju County Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...

in northern

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. It is located about northeast of the centre of

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

, on the northeastern coast of the Viimsi peninsula by

Muuga Bay Muuga Bay (, or ) is Bay (geography), bay in Harju County, Estonia. Muuga Bay is part of Ihasalu Bay. Area of Muuga Bay is 3366 ha. Several islets are located on the bay, e.g. Lahesaar. Muuga Harbour is located at the bay. References

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. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 464. Leppneeme harbour is the main point for traffic to and from the island of

Prangli Prangli () is an Estonian island in the Gulf of Finland. The earliest known written records of Prangli date from 1387, the island was then called Rango, and it had been settled by Swedes. The first Estonian-speaking inhabitants are known to hav ...

. The corresponding harbour on Prangli's side is in

Kelnase Kelnase is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Its one of the three villages located on the island of Prangli, the others being Idaotsa and Lääneotsa. Kelnase is the location of the main har ...

. Leppneeme was first mentioned in 1376 as ''Thusnes''.

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Villages in Harju County Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub