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Kõpu River
Kõpu () is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough () in Viljandi County, Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Kõpu Parish. Suure-Kõpu Manor Suure-Kõpu Manor (), located in the village, has a history that goes back to 1487. During most of its history it belonged to various Baltic nobility, Baltic aristocratic families. After Estonia gained its independence in 1919, the manor started being used as a schoolhouse. The current building was erected in 1847 and is one of the latest classicism, classicist manor houses in Estonia. The rather large manor house shows a close resemblance with the Kuremaa, Kuremaa Manor House, which was built by the same architect, Emil Julius Strauss. From the outset, the manor house was lavishly decorated inside with frescoes and wall paintings in the classicist style, and later Art Nouveau decoration in papier-mâché and imitation stucco were added. However, during the Estonian SSR, Soviet occupation of Estonia, these decorations were d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipality, municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are four types of settlement unit in Estonia: * village () - a sparsely populated settlement or a densely populated settlement with fewer than 300 permanent inhabitants * township () - a densely populated settlement with at least 300 permanent inhabitants * town () - a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitants * city () As of 2024, there were 47 cities, 13 towns, 186 hamlets and 4457 villages in Estonia. See also *Municipalities of Estonia *List of cities and towns in Estonia *Counties of Estonia Notes References External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
