Tamsalu

Tamsalu is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia.
The town has a station on the Tallinn-Tartu railway.
As of December 31, 2021, the town had a population of 2415.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1512, but remained an insignificant village until 1876, when the Tallinn-Tartu railway was built. The settlement became a town in 1996. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the town was the administrative center of the former Tamsalu Parish.

Demographics

Notable people

Marko Pomerants, former Estonian Minister of [Social Affairs], former Ministry of the [Interior (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of the Interior], former Ministry of [the Environment (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of the Environment], Member of the Estonian Parliament.