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Võnnu Parish
Võnnu Parish was a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements ;Small borough: Võnnu ;Villages: Agali - Ahunapalu - Hammaste - Imste - Issaku - Kannu - Kõnnu - Kurista - Lääniste - Liispõllu - Rookse - Terikeste Twin towns * Kyyjärvi, Finland Gallery File:Ahijärv, 2008.jpg, Lake Ahijärv near Lääniste Lääniste is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located just southeast of Võnnu, by the Ahja River The Ahja ( et, Ahja jõgi) is a river in Estonia. The river is long. The river begins at Lak ... References External links * Former municipalities of Estonia Populated places in Tartu County {{Tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannu, Tartu County
Kannu is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County, 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) It is located just north of Võnnu. The city of Tartu is located about northwest. In 2000 Kannu had a population of 18. References Villages in Tartu County {{tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lääniste Ahijärv
Lääniste Ahijärv is a lake in Kastre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. The area of the lake is and its maximum depth is . 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 ... References {{reflist Kastre Parish Lakes of Tartu County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyyjärvi
Kyyjärvi (; lit. " adder lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Karstula, Kivijärvi, Perho and Soini. The municipality centre is located on the shores of Lake Kyyjärvi. Little villages Hokkala, Koskimäki-Huhtala, Kumpula, Noposenaho, Hokkasenaho, Nurmijoki, Oikari, Peuralinna, Pölkki, Saunakylä and Vehkaperä are living mostly from primary production (farming and forestry). Due to its location on the crossroads of two main Finnish roads ''( Valtatie 13 and 16)'' the municipality has also a remarkable number of services and little companies compared to its size. Etymology The origin of the name of Kyyjärvi is unknown but there are few theories of it. The first part of the name, "''kyy''", is Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terikeste
Terikeste is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County in 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 10 March 2020) References Villages in Tartu County {{Tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rookse
Rookse is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County in 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 10 March 2020) References Villages in Tartu County {{Tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liispõllu
Liispõllu is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It's located about east of Võnnu and about southeast of the city of Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of .... In 2000 Liispõllu had a population of 13. References Villages in Tartu County {{tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lääniste
Lääniste is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located just southeast of Võnnu, by the Ahja River The Ahja ( et, Ahja jõgi) is a river in Estonia. The river is long. The river begins at Lake Erastvere and empties into the River Emajõgi Emajõgi (; meaning ''"Mother River"'') is a river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv thro .... The city of Tartu is located about northwest. In 2000 Lääniste had a population of 134. References External linksUnofficial websiteLääniste blog Villages in Tartu County {{tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurista, Tartu County
Kurista is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located just southwest of Võnnu. The city of Tartu is located about northwest. In 2000 Kurista had a population of 135. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Võnnu Parish. Kurista Manor (''Kurrista'') was established after the Great Northern War by detaching the land from Ahja Ahja is a small borough (') in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. Named after the Ahja River, it is located 191 km southeast of Tallinn and about 16km north of Põlva. Ahja manor The earliest references to Ah ... Manor. Until 1902 it belonged to the Villebois. The small flush joint eclectic main building was constructed of bricks in the second half of the 19th century. A large park is surrounding the manorhouse. In the western end of the park there's the family cemetery of de Villebois'. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kõnnu, Tartu County
Kõnnu is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. (retrieved 10 March 2020) First head of the Estonian government in exile as Acting Prime Minister from 1953–1962, Johannes Sikkar Johannes Sikkar (October 15, 1897 – August 22, 1960) was the first head of the Estonian government in exile as Acting Prime Minister (January 12, 1953 – January 1, 1962). Biography Sikkar was born in Kõnnu, Tartu County. Sikkar served in t ... (1897–1960) was born in Kõnnu. References Villages in Tartu County Kreis Dorpat {{Tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issaku
Issaku is a village in Kastre Parish, Tartu County in 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 10 March 2020) References Villages in Tartu County {{Tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
