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 Estonia
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 Parnu
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| Coordinates : | 58 ° 31 ' N , 24 ° 23' E | ||
| Height : | 31 m | ||
| Area : | 8 km² | ||
| Residents : | 547 (01.2006) | ||
| Population density : | 68 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
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Lavassaare (German: Lawasser ) is a patch ( Estonian alev ) in the rural municipality of Pärnu in the Estonian district of Pärnu .
Until 2013 the place also formed an independent municipality ( Lavassaare vald ). In 2013 it was incorporated into the rural community of Audru and incorporated into Pärnu in 2017 . 547 inhabitants lived on 8 km² (2006).
Lavassaare is 23 km from Pärnu . The landscape is 31 m above sea level and is characterized by moors. Lavassaare is best known for the extensive open-air railway museum founded in 1987, which gives a good insight into the Estonian history of the narrow-gauge railway since its beginnings in 1896.