Vasula is a

small borough The following is a list of Populated places in Estonia, boroughs () and Populated places in Estonia, small boroughs () in Estonia. Boroughs *Aegviidu *Järva-Jaani *Järvakandi *Kiili *Kohila *Kohtla-Nõmme *Lavassaare *Märjamaa *Paikuse *Pärn ...

(') in

Tartu Parish Tartu Parish () is a rural municipality in Tartu County, 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 S ...

Tartu County Tartu County ( or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County. The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% of the territory of E ...

, in southern

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 is about north of the centre of

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

, the second largest city in Estonia. Vasula is situated on the left bank of the

Amme The Amme (also known as Aame, Ame and Amedi) is a long river mostly in Vooremaa, Estonia. It is a left tributary of the Emajõgi. Its source is Lake Kuremaa near Palamuse and it passes through the Kaiavere Lake, Elistvere Lake and drains i ...

river. As of the 2011 census, the population of Vasula was 273. Vasula was first mentioned, as ''Wasala'', in 1220 in the

Livonian Chronicle of Henry The ''Livonian Chronicle of Henry'' () is a Latin narrative of events in Livonia (roughly corresponding to today's Estonia and Latvia) and surrounding areas from 1180 to 1227. It was written by a priest named Henry. Apart from some references ...

. Vasula gained its

status in 2013; before that it was a village. Since 1997, a rock music festival

Amme Rock The Amme (also known as Aame, Ame and Amedi) is a long river mostly in Vooremaa, Estonia. It is a left tributary of the Emajõgi. Its source is Lake Kuremaa near Palamuse and it passes through the Kaiavere Lake, Elistvere Lake and drains into ...

has been held annually in Vasula. There is a lake called

Vasula Lake Vasula is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough (') in Tartu Parish, Tartu County, in southern Estonia. It is about north of the centre of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia. Vasula is situated on the left bank of the Amme river. ...

in the neighbouring village of Lombi, just south of Vasula.

Vasula Manor

Vasula Manor was first mentioned in 1446 as ''Wazel''. In 1636, the manor was obtained by Swedish philosopher, poet and scientist

Georg Stiernhielm Georg Stiernhielm (August 7, 1598 – April 22, 1672) was a Swedish civil servant, mathematician, linguist and poet. He has been called "the father of the Swedish skald art". Stiernhielm's most famous poetic work is the first poem in the Musæ ...

(1598–1672). It remained in the possession of the Stiernhielm family for 170 years. In the 18th century the manor was owned by the Russian noble House of Sheremetev for a number of years.

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Amme Rock
rock festival held annually in Vasula
Vasula aed
plant nursery located in vasula Villages in Tartu County Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kreis Dorpat {{tartu-geo-stub