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Suure-Kõpu manor (german: Gross-Köppo), located in the village, has a history that goes back to 1487. During the larger part of its history it belonged to different Baltic aristocratic families. After Estonia gained its independence in 1919, the manor began to be used as a school house. The current building was erected in 1847 and is one of the latest
File:Kõpu kirik 2012.jpg, Kõpu church
File:Koputuletorje2.JPG, Firehouse
File:Kopuvanavallamaja.JPG, Old parish house
File:Kõpu apteek.jpg, Kõpu pharmacy
File:Kopuripsild.JPG, Suspension bridge over Lake Kõpu
File:Kõpu Vabadussõja mälestussammas 1.JPG, Memorial to the
Suure-Kõpu manor
at Estonian Manors Portal {{DEFAULTSORT:Kopu Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kreis Fellin
small borough
The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia.
Boroughs
* Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
* Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
* Paikuse
*Pärnu-Jaagupi
* Tootsi
*Vändra
S ...
( et, alevik) in Viljandi County, Estonia
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. It was the administrative centre of Kõpu Parish
Kõpu Parish ( et, Kõpu vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County
Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia borderi ...
.
Suure-Kõpu manor
Suure-Kõpu manor (german: Gross-Köppo), located in the village, has a history that goes back to 1487. During the larger part of its history it belonged to different Baltic aristocratic families. After Estonia gained its independence in 1919, the manor began to be used as a school house. The current building was erected in 1847 and is one of the latest classicist
Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...
manor houses to be built in Estonia. The rather large manor house shows close resemblance with the Kuremaa manor house, which was built by the same architect, Emil Julius Strauss. The manor house was, from the outset, lavishly decorated inside with frescoes and wall-paintings in classicist style, and at a later time Art Nouveau
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decoration in Papier-mâché and imitation stucco were added. However, during the Soviet occupation of Estonia, these decorations were deemed unfitting and painted over. They were re-discovered in the 1970s and have in recent years been painstakingly restored.
Notable people
*Allain Tikko
Allain Tikko (1979 in Kõpu, Viljandimaa – 15 June 2009) was an Estonian warrant officer (veebel) in charge of a jagu (a small military unit) in ESTCOY-8, which had been posted in Afghanistan as a part of United Kingdom's military operations ...
, army officer (1979-2009) killed in Afghanistan
Gallery
Estonian War of Independence
The Estonian War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõda, literally "Freedom War"), also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Bolshevik westwa ...
See also
* List of palaces and manor houses in EstoniaReferences
External links
Suure-Kõpu manor
at Estonian Manors Portal {{DEFAULTSORT:Kopu Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kreis Fellin