Nõo is a

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( et, alevik) in

Tartu County Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County. The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% of t ...

, in southern

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. It's located about 15 km southwest of the city of

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by the Tartu– Valga–

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railway and the

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(also known as Via Hanseatica). Nõo is the administrative centre of

Nõo Parish Nõo Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements ;Small boroughs: Nõo - Tõravere ;Villages: Aiamaa - Altmäe - Etsaste - Enno, Estonia, Enno - Illi, Tartu County, Illi - Järiste - Kääni - Keeri - Ketneri - Kolga, ...

. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,492. Nõo was first mentioned in 1319 as ''Nughen'' and as a separate church parish in 1483, during the times when it belonged to the

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. Nõo St. Laurence Lutheran Church is believed to have been built around the 1250s to 1260s. According to

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schooling took place in Nõo already in 1686. Since 1688 a local parish school has been working in Nõo. In 1953 the primary school was reorganized as a secondary school. In 1965 a computing centre was established, the school was given the first school computer in the

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– the Ural-1. In 1994 Nõo school was separated into Nõo Secondary Science Gymnasium and Nõo Primary School.

Notable people

* Jaak Järv (1852–1920), writer and journalist; worked as a teacher in Nõo school * Helen Klaos (Helen Reino, born 1983), badminton player * Juhan Kotkas (1878–1963), violist and composer; was born in Nõo *

Aleksander Läte Aleksander Läte (12 January 1860, in Pikasilla, Aakre Parish, Kreis Dorpat – 8 September 1948, in Tartu) was an Estonian composer, conductor and music critic. He is also known as the first Estonian professional music critic.In 1895, he start ...

(1860–1948), composer; worked at the Nõo school 1883–1900 *

Martin Lipp Martin Lipp ( in Vooru, Viljandi Parish – 8 March 1923 in Tallinn) was an Estonian poet. He is best known as the author of the poem "The Estonian Flag", which was set to the music of the then young composer Enn Võrk. That song became as popu ...

(1854–1923), poet; served as the pastor of Nõo church * Ado Reinvald (1847–1922), writer; lived in Nõo * Harald Tammur (1917–2001). Lutheran pastor of Nõo St. Lawrence Lutheran church from 1954 until 1979 *

Eduard Tubin Eduard Tubin ( – 17 November 1982) was an Estonian composer, conductor, and choreographer. Life Tubin was born in Torila, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire. Both his parents were music lovers, and his fat ...

(1905–1982), composer and conductor; worked as a teacher in Nõo school

Notable bands

* Seskapp (2022–), classical indie high school band in Nõo Secondary Science Gymnasium

Gallery

Nõo raamatukogu l2hemalt.JPG, Nõo library and municipal building Nõo õigeusu kirik.JPG, Nõo Orthodox Holy Trinity Church

References

External links

Nõo Parish

Tourist Information Tartu and Tartu County - Nõo
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