Vihterpalu

Vihterpalu (German: Wichterpal) is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.

In 1622, Vihterpalu estate was granted to Thomas von Ramm by the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus.

This land stayed in the wealthy von Ramm family until 1919, when the Republic of Estonia bought the manor in enforced procedures.

Because of its deteriorated condition, the von Ramm family did not want it and gave it unconditionally to Estonia as a gift.

The manor was bought by a group of Nordic businessmen in 1994, who wanted to renovate it, but died returning home by the passenger ferry MS Estonia, which sank on September 28, 1994.