Laoküla, Harju County

Laoküla is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.[1] It is bordered to the north by the city of Paldiski.

Laoküla
Village
Country Estonia
CountyHarju County
ParishLääne-Harju Parish
Population
 (2000)
  Total40
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The borders of the village extend beyond current dwellings, and so its area is home to several abandoned buildings and their ruins; some from the Soviet era, and some from before.

On the outskirts of Laoküla, a derelict building is stood near the shore (59.327337°N 24.103941°E / 59.327337; 24.103941 (Laoküla)), and it has served as a setting in two music videos:

In January 2008, Estonian rap group Def Räädu released their video to "Vaatenurga turist", prominently featuring the derelict in the second half of the video.[2]

In late 2015, the same ruins were featured in the last scene of a music video to "Faded", a song by Norwegian DJ Alan Walker. Over time, "Faded" became the 21st most-viewed video on YouTube, with over 2.8 billion views as of October 2020.

Transit

Laoküla has a station on the Elron western route.

References

  1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  2. "Def Räädu & J.O.C. - Vaatenurga Turist (feat. Spija)". YouTube. 2008-01-14. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
Preceding station Elron Following station
Põllküla
towards Tallinn
Tallinn–Turba/Paldiski Paldiski
Terminus

59°19′31″N 24°07′38″E


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