Otepää Parish () is a
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in
Valga County
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, southern
Estonia
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It includes the town of
Otepää
Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer ca ...
, which is referred to as the "winter capital" of Estonia.
The parish was formed in 2017 by merging of the former Otepää Parish, Sangaste Parish, 7 villages of Palupera Parish, and 12 villages of Puka Paris

Settlements
The parish has one town, two small boroughs and 52 villages.
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Otepää
Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer ca ...
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Puka, Estonia, Puka -
Sangaste
Sangaste () is a small borough () in Otepää Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. Sangaste has a population of 228 (as of 1 January 2010).
Sangaste castle
Sangaste castle or manor () traces its history to at least 1522, when it was part of ...
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Arula-
Ilmjärve -
Kääriku -
Kähri -
Kassiratta
Kassiratta is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia
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Kastolatsi -
Kaurutootsi -
Keeni -
Kibena
Kibena is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in Estonia
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Koigu -
Kolli -
Komsi
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Kuigatsi
Kuigatsi is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in Estonia
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Kurevere -
Lauküla
Lauküla is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in Estonia
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Lossiküla
Lossiküla is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in Estonia
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Lutike
Lutike is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia, about northeast of the town of Otepää. Lutike has a population of 27 (as of 1 January 2011).
There are several lakes located in the village. One of them is Lake L ...
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Mäeküla -
Mägestiku
Mägestiku is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia
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Mägiste -
Mäha -
Märdi -
Makita
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Meegaste -
Miti -
Neeruti -
Nõuni -
Nüpli -
Otepää küla -
Pedajamäe -
Päidla -
Pilkuse -
Plika -
Põru -
Prange -
Pringi -
Pühajärve
Pühajärve () is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. It has a population of 182 (as of 7 February 2008).
File:Pühajärve mõisa peahoone 2013.jpg, Main building of Pühajärve Manor
File:Pühajärv lake 2008.jpg, L ...
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Räbi -
Raudsepa -
Restu -
Risttee -
Ruuna -
Sarapuu -
Sihva -
Tiidu -
Tõutsi
Tõutsi is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in Estonia
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Truuta -
Vaalu
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Vaardi -
Vana-Otepää -
Vidrike
Neighboring parishes
Elva, Nõo, Kambja, Kanepi, Antsla, Valga ja Tõrva vald.
See also
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Tehvandi Sports Center
Tehvandi Sports Center () is a complex of sports facilities in Otepää Parish, Estonia.
It includes multi-purpose stadium (athletics and football), ski stadium, ski jumping hill K90 and biathlon shooting ranges.
History
It has been a site fo ...
Interesting facts
* Otepää is first mentioned in writing in the ''Novgorod Chronicle'' in 1116.
* The name Otepää (Odenpe, Odempe) means bear's head.
* In 1841, the Pühajärve war took place, where the local peasants started to oppose the landlord.
* In 1941, the Otepää postage stamp was put into circulation in Otepä�
* On October 3, 1991, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso was in Otepää. He blessed Pühajärve and planted a commemorative oak next to the church.
* Otepää has only one traffic ligh
References
External links
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Otepää Parish,
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