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Põlva County
Põlva County ( et, Põlva maakond or ''Põlvamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 28,507 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013). Government The County Government (Estonian: ''Maavalitsus'') is led by the Governor (Estonian: ''maavanem''), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2007, the Governor position is held by Priit Sibul. Municipalities The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 rural municipalities ( et, vallad – parishes) in Põlva County. Demographics 27,028 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.1% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013). Gallery Ahja tiik 2.jpg, Ahja Pikajärve mõisa aitkuivati *.jpg, Pikajärve manor granary Aalupi järv 2013 08.jpg, Lake Aalupi Pikajärve mõisa peahoone2.jpg, Pikajä ...
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Counties Of Estonia
Counties ( et, maakond, plural ') are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. The government (') of each county is led by a ' (governor) who represents the national government (') at the regional level. Governors are appointed by the national government for a term of five years. Each county is further divided into municipalities of two types: urban municipalities (towns, ') and rural municipalities (parishes, '). The number and name of the counties were not affected. However, their borders were changed by the administrative reform at the municipal elections Sunday 15 October 2017, which brought the number of municipalities down from 213 to 79. List Population figures as of 1 January 2021. The sum total of the figures in the table is 42,644 km2, of which the land area is 42,388 km2, so that 256 km2 of water is included in the figures. History In the first ...
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Government Of Estonia
The Government of the Republic of Estonia (''Estonian language, Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus'') is the cabinet (government), cabinet of Estonia. Under the Constitution of Estonia, Constitution, it exercises executive power pursuant to the Constitution and laws of Estonia. The cabinet carries out the country's domestic and foreign policy, shaped by parliament (Riigikogu); it directs and co-ordinates the work of government institutions and bears full responsibility for everything occurring within the authority of executive power. The government, headed by the Prime Minister of Estonia, Prime Minister, thus represents the political leadership of the country and makes decisions in the name of the whole executive power. The following duties are attributed to the cabinet by the Constitution of Estonia: # executes the domestic and foreign policies of the state; # directs and co-ordinates the activities of government agencies; # administers the implementation of laws, resolutions of the ...
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Nuvola is a free software icon set under the GNU LGPL 2.1 license, created by David Vignoni. Originally created for desktop environments like KDE and GNOME, it is also available in packages for Windows and Mac. The final version, 1.0, contains almost 600 icons. The default set is in the PNG graphics format; an SVG version is also available. The application icons, in particular, colourfully represent a wide variety of commonplace and easily recognised objects. Uses Besides KDE and GNOME, ''Nuvola'' is used by the Pidgin instant messaging client, the Amarok media player and the KeePass password manager. Nuvola is the default icon set on the OpenLab GNU/Linux distribution. It is also used for many purposes on Wikimedia Foundation projects. Examples of icons File:Nuvola apps evolution.png File:Nuvola apps core.svg File:Nuvola apps colors.png File:Nuvola-fs-blockdev.svg File:Nuvola devices usbpendrive mount.png File:Nuvola devices cdrom mount.png File:Nuvola devices prin ...
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Kiidjärve
Kiidjärve is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It's located about north of the town of Põlva and about southeast of the city of Tartu, by the Tartu–Pechory railway and the Ahja River. The village territory includes Saesaare Reservoir with hydroelectric power station and Valgesoo bog (Landscape protection area). As of 2011 Estonia Census, 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 168. In Kiidjärve, there's a railway halt on Elron (rail transit), Elron's Tartu–Koidula railway station, Koidula line, but is served by only one train a day. The journey from/to Tartu takes about 45 minutes. Kiidjärve is home to "Maarja Village" (''Maarja Küla''), home of young adults with learning disabilities. Kiidjärve Manor Kiidjärve was the location of Kiidjärve Manor (german: Kiddijerw), first mentioned in the end of the 17th century. At first it belonged to the Zoege von Manteuffel, Zoege von Manteuffel family, but cha ...
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Kärsa, Põlva County
Kärsa is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Põlva County {{Põlva-geo-stub ...
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Räpina
Räpina ( vro, Räpinä, german: Rappin) is a town in Põlva County, Estonia. Räpina was administrative centre of Räpina raion from 1950 until 1961, currently it is the administrative centre of Räpina Parish. The oldest commercial enterprise in Räpina is a paper factory that opened in 1734. Gallery File:Rapina-paberivabrik.jpg, Räpina paper mill on Lake Räpina File:Räpina mõisa peahoone1.jpg, Räpina manor File:RäpinaKirik20140503.jpg, Räpina church on Lake Räpina File:Räpina järv (Võhandu jõgi).JPG, Lake Räpina File:Räpina Harbour.jpg, Räpina harbour on Lake Peipus File:Räpina Aianduskool 01-vaade-koolihoonele.jpg, Räpina School of Agriculture File:Räpinä Vabahussammas 20090628 edekülg.jpg, Monument to the Estonian War of Independence in Räpina Notable people * Paul Haavaoks (1924–1983), poet and writer * Aapo Ilves (born 1970), poet, writer, artist and musician *Leonhard Lapin Leonhard Lapin (29 December 1947 – 28 February 2022), also kno ...
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Lake Aalupi
Aalupi is a lake in southeastern Estonia. It is located on the territory of Rebaste village, Kanepi Parish, Põlva County. See also *List of lakes of Estonia ''This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.'' Largest lakes All lakes ''List is incomplete'' See also * External links {{Europe topic, List of lakes of * Estonia Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, locali ... Aalupi Kanepi Parish Aalupi {{Põlva-geo-stub ...
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Pikajärve
Pikajärve is a village in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Põlva County Kreis Werro {{Põlva-geo-stub ...
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Räpina Parish
Räpina Parish ( et, Räpina vald; vro, Räpinä vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Põlva County. It has a population of 4,611 (as of 2017) and an area of 265.93 km². Settlements ;Town: Räpina ;Small borough: Võõpsu ;Villages: Jaanikeste - Kassilaane - Kõnnu - Köstrimäe - Leevaku - Linte - Mägiotsa - Meelva - Naha is the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture, the southernmost prefecture of Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city has an estimated population of 317,405 and a population density of 7,939 persons per km2 (20,562 persons per sq. mi.). The total area ... - Nulga - Pääsna - Pindi - Raadama - Rahumäe - Raigla - Ristipalo - Ruusa - Saareküla - Sillapää - Sülgoja - Suure-Veerksu - Toolamaa - Tooste - Tsirksi - Võiardi - Võuküla Religion References External links * {{Põlva-geo-stub ...
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Kanepi Parish
Kanepi Parish ( et, Kanepi vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Põlva County. It has a population of 4,662 (as of 1 January 2020) and an area of . The administrative centre is Kanepi. It was created in 2017 with the merger of Valgjärve, Kõlleste, and Kanepi Parish. Settlements ;Small borough Kanepi ;Villages Abissaare - Aiaste - Erastvere - Hauka - Heisri - Hino - Hurmi - Häätaru - Ihamaru - Jõgehara - Jõksi - Kaagna - Kaagvere - Karaski - Karilatsi - Karste - Koigera - Kooli - Kooraste - Krootuse - Krüüdneri - Lauri - Maaritsa - Magari - Mügra - Närapää - Palutaja - Peetrimõisa - Piigandi - Piigaste - Pikajärve - Pikareinu - Prangli - Puugi - Põlgaste - Rebaste - Saverna - Sirvaste - Soodoma - Sulaoja - Sõreste - Tiido - Tuulemäe - Tõdu - Valgjärve - Varbuse - Veski - Vissi - Voorepalu Religion Geography The lakes Aalupi, Erastvere and Hüüdre are located in Kanepi Parish. 2018 Flag After the 2017 m ...
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Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality ( et, omavalitsus, plural ) is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-typ ...
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