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.

Notable people

 * Marko Pomerants, former Estonian Minister of Social Affairs (April 10, 2003 – April 13, 2005), former Estonian Minister of the Interior (July 3, 2009 – April 5, 2011), former Estonian Minister of the Environment (April 9, 2015 – June 12, 2017), Member of the Estonian Parliament.