Vasula

For the genus of gastropod, see Vasula (gastropod).

Vasula is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Tartu Parish, Tartu County, in southern Estonia. It is about 10 km (6 mi) north of the centre of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia. Vasula is situated on the left bank of the Amme river. As of the 2011 census, the population of Vasula was 273.^[1]

Vasula
Small borough
Linden alley on the road entering to Vasula.
Vasula Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°28′13″N 26°44′30″E
Country	Estonia
County	Tartu County
Municipality	Tartu Parish
First mentioned	1220
Population  (2011 Census[1])
• Total	273

Vasula was first mentioned, as Wasala, in 1220 in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry.^[2]

Vasula gained its small borough status in 2013; before that it was a village.

Since 1997, a rock music festival Amme Rock has been held annually in Vasula.

There is a lake called Vasula Lake 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 (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.^[2]