Lavassaare

Lavassaare
Lavassaare
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°30′48″N 24°22′20″E / 58.51333°N 24.37222°E / 58.51333; 24.37222
CountryEstonia
CountyPärnu County
MunicipalityPärnu
Area
  Total
8.00 km2 (3.09 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2009)
  Total
539
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)

Lavassaare is a borough (Estonian: alev) in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. It had a population of 539 on 1 January 2009 and an area of 8.00 km2.

Lavassaare is home to the Estonian Railway Museum at Lavassaare, a museum dedicated to the history of the narrow-track railway in Estonia.