Kuningamäe is a village in
Põltsamaa Parish
Põltsamaa () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2722 (2001) and an area of 416.9 km2 (161.0 mi2).
Populated places
Põltsamaa Parish has one town, 3 small boroughs, and around 60 villages.
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Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County ( or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-we ...
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Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
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[ (retrieved 28 July 2021)] It is located just west of the town of
Põltsamaa
Põltsamaa is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, in central Estonia. The town stands on the Põltsamaa River, and it features a Põltsamaa Castle, 13th-century castle.
History
During the German occupation in World War II, a subcamp of ...
. Kuningamäe has a populstion of 84 (as of 2010).
Earlier Kuningamäe was a location of Vana-Põltsamaa Manor's cattle manor ''Königsberg'', which has also been associated with the residence of
Duke Magnus. In 1766 Johann Woldemar von Lauw established a hospital and pharmacy in Kuningamäe. The director
Peter Ernst Wilde founded a medical school and a print shop where he published the first
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
See also ...
periodical ''
Lühhike öppetus
''Lühhike öppetus'' (Estonian for ''Brief Instruction''), by modern orthography 'Lühike õpetus', was the first periodical publication in Estonian. Edited by Dr. Peter Ernst Wilde and printed for a short while in 1766–1767, it described ...
'' and the first Estonian medical manual ''
Arsti ramat''.
References
External links
Kuningamäe kart circuit
Villages in Jõgeva County
Kreis Fellin
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