Krabi is a village in

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, on the border with

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, near the town of

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. Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Varstu Parish.Estonian Post Code Query
Retrieved 3 December 2019. Krabi was formerly home to Krabi Manor (

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:''Schönangern''; alternately, ''Grabbenhof''). The manor belonged to the

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von Rosen family. As of 2011, the population of Krabi was 97, a decrease in population from 161 residents during the 2000 census. 95 (97.9%) of the residents were ethnic

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. The village has a library, an inn and a restaurant and several shops, with one located in the former manor's granary.

Krabi School

The village was home to Krabi School (

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: ''Krabi Kool''), a

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for children with special needs, which opened in 2014 following the closure of the village's primary school when there was a decrease of students from the village and surrounding area, with only four students in attendance. The special needs student population at Krabi School was approximately 65 children who came from all over Estonia, with most of them

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at the school. The school was closed in the autumn of 2017 following a criminal investigation into allegations of physical abuse of the students. The director of the school, Ale Sprenk, was charged and prosecuted in a four-day trial, but was acquitted of the charges in court in January 2019. Sprenk resigned and the school reopened in the autumn of 2018. In February 2020, Krabi School was permanently closed following the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research revocation of the school's license after carrying out state supervision at the school and assessing that school's teaching and educational activities did not meet the requirements set for educational institutions.

Gallery

File:Krabi vana koolimaja.jpg, The former village school building, built in 1893 and closed in 2014 File:WMEE-exp2019-(070) tundmatu sõduri haud.jpg, Grave of an unknown Estonian soldier killed during the

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File:WMEE-exp2019-(073) Krabi külakõrts.jpg, The village tavern

References

Villages in Võru County {{Võru-geo-stub