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Village in Estonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Village | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Harju County |
Parish | Lääne-Harju Parish |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 40 |
Time zone | UTC+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), 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.
Laoküla has a station on the Elron western route.
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