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Järvepera is a village in
Jõgeva Parish Jõgeva Parish () is a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 12,413 (2024) and an area of 458 km2 (177 mi2). Populated places ;Towns: Jõgeva (administrative center) ;Sma ...
,
Jõgeva County Jõgeva County ( or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-we ...
in
Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located just northeast of
Palamuse Palamuse is a small borough () in Jõgeva County, in Jõgeva Parish, Estonia, located about southeast of the town of Jõgeva. It is passed by the Amme River. With a population of 551 (as of 1 January 2011) Palamuse was the biggest settlement a ...
, the administrative centre of the
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
, and southeast of
Lake Kuremaa Lake Kuremaa (, ) is a lake in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by th ...
. Järvepera has a population of 31 (as of 1 January 2011). The Amme River begins from the
Lake Kuremaa Lake Kuremaa (, ) is a lake in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by th ...
in Järvepera. Writer and playwright
Oskar Luts Oskar Luts ( – 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright. Biography Oskar Luts was born into a middle-class family in Järvepera, central Estonia, at that time in the governorate of Livonia (Russian Empire). His younger brother was ...
(1887–1953) was born in the Posti farmstead in Järvepera. On 24 July 1966 a memorial stone was placed on the site where the house once was situated.


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Villages in Jõgeva County Kreis Dorpat {{Jõgeva-geo-stub