Võnnu is a small borough ( 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% ...

, in

Kastre Parish Kastre Parish ( et, Kastre vald) is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements ;Small boroughs: * Roiu * Võnnu ;Villages: * Aadami * Aardla * Aardlapalu * Agali * Ahunapalu * Alaküla * Aruaia * Haaslava * Hammaste * I ...

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 about southeast of the city of Tartu. Võnnu has a population of 552 (2011). Võnnu was the administrative centre of Võnnu Parish. Võnnu village and manor were first mentioned in 1341 as ''Wenden''.

Notable sites

Jacob's Church of the

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC; Estonian: ''Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik'', abbreviated EELK) is a Lutheran church in Estonia. EELC is member of the Lutheran World Federation and belongs to the Community of Protestant Church ...

(originally constructed, 1232–1236) has been rebuilt several times,http://openarchive.icomos.org/94/1/77-NSdk-292.pdf and is one of the largest churches in the Estonian countryside.

Notable people

* Carl Eduard Körber (1802–1883), pastor and writer * Karl Pärn, MD (1995 -), self-made man * Martin Körber (1817–1893), pastor, composer, writer and choir leader *

Gustav Suits Gustav Suits ( in Võnnu, Tartu County, Livonia – 23 May 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden) is considered one of the greatest Estonian poets.W. K. Matthews, ''The Background and Poetry of Gustav Suits. A Study in Estonian Symbolism'', American Slavi ...

(1883–1956), poet; was born in Võnnu

References

External links

Kastre Parish
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kreis Dorpat {{tartu-geo-stub