Pornuse is a village in
Mulgi Parish
Mulgi Parish ( et, Mulgi vald) is a rural municipality in southern Estonia. It is a part of Viljandi County. As of 2021, the municipality has a population of 7,372, and covers . It is one of the southernmost municipalities of both Vilandji and E ...
,
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 bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties.
History
Viljandimaa, under the ...
in southern
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 ...
. It is located just south of
Halliste, the former centre of the abolished
Halliste Parish, and about 5 km northeast of
Abja-Paluoja
Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Before 2017, it was the administrative centre of Abja Parish.
Abja-Paluoja was first mentioned in 1505. Abja-Paluoja gained town rights in 1993 and became a sovereign ...
town. As of
2011 Census, the village's population was 22.
The
Halliste Holy Anna Church and Halliste Primary School are located on the territory of Pornuse, on the northern side where neighbouring
Halliste. The Halliste cemetery is near the church and the school (administratively in
Kulla Kulla may refer to:
*Kulla (god), god of builders in the Mesopotamian mythology. He is responsible for the creation of bricks and restoration of temples.
*Kulla (goddess), an alternate name of Ukulla, a goddess regarded as the wife of the Mesopot ...
village). The
Halliste River passes Pornuse on its southern side.
Pornuse is the location of Pornuse (''Alt-Bornhusen'') and Kaubi (Uue-Pornuse, ''Neu-Bornhusen'') manors. The first manor was established in 1542 and in 1678 it was divided.
Politician and diplomat
Friedrich Akel (1871–1941) was born in Kaubi Manor, which belonged to his parents.
File:Halliste kirik.jpg, Halliste St. Anna Church
File:Halliste.jpg,
References
Villages in Viljandi County
Kreis Pernau
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