Riisipere (German: Riesenberg) is a small borough (alevik) in the Saue Parish, Harju County, Estonia.^[1] Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in March 2017, Riisipere was the administrative center of Nissi Parish. Located on the Ääsmäe-Haapsalu road, its distance from Tallinn is 45 km, from Haapsalu 50 km, Märjamaa 30 km, Rapla 40 km.

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Riisipere
A train in Riisipere railway station
Riisipere
Coordinates: 59°07′14″N 24°18′33″E
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Parish	Saue Parish
Population  (2004)
• Total	1,051
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)

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Riisipere railway station, the terminus of the Elron Tallinn-Keila-Riisipere line, has been electrified since 1981. Originally the line continued to Haapsalu. The Riisipere–Haapsalu section was abandoned in 2004,^[2] but was rebuilt as far as Turba in 2019, as a first step towards eventually re-opening the line to Haapsalu (and possibly the port at Rohuküla ).^[3]

Part of the Riisipere is called Nissi. Near Nissi is the Nissi Church. In Nissi, there is a community house, a monument for the Estonian War of Independence and a cemetery. The first mentioning of Nissi (as a village) was in Danish Census Book.^[4]

Apart from the manor, Nissi Church is the main place of interest.^[5] The church was built in 1873 and designed by St. Petersburg architect David Grimm.^[6]

The composer Raimond Valgre was born in Riispere in 1913.^[7]

Riisipere manor (German: Neu-Riesenberg) traces its origins as an estate back to 1394. It has been owned by various well-known Baltic German families over the centuries. The present building was built in 1818-1821 during the ownership of Peter von Stackelberg. The grandiose building is one of the finest examples in Estonia of Neoclassical manor house architecture. The front façade is dominated by a six-column portico with a truncated ornamental gable and two three-storeyed side projections. The interior displays an enfilade of representative premises, including a cupola hall, unique in Estonia, and a richly decorated hypostyle "white hall", abundant with details in stucco. The manor is surrounded by a park with an artificial lake.^[8][9]