Otepää Parish () is a

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, southern

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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

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Settlements

The parish has one town, two small boroughs and 52 villages. ;Town

;Small boroughs 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 ...

;Villages Ädu - Arula- Ilmjärve - Kääriku - Kähri -

Kassiratta Kassiratta is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in southeastern 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 ...

- Kastolatsi - Kaurutootsi - Keeni -

Kibena Kibena is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in 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 Se ...

- Koigu - Kolli -

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Kuigatsi Kuigatsi is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in 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 ...

- Kurevere -

Lauküla Lauküla is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in 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 ...

Lossiküla Lossiküla is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in 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 Balti ...

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 ...

- Mäeküla -

Mägestiku Mägestiku is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in southeastern 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 ...

- Mägiste - Mäha - Märdi -

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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 ...

- Räbi - Raudsepa - Restu - Risttee - Ruuna - Sarapuu - Sihva - Tiidu -

Tõutsi Tõutsi is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in 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 S ...

- Truuta -

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- Vaardi - Vana-Otepää - Vidrike

Neighboring parishes

Elva, Nõo, Kambja, Kanepi, Antsla, Valga ja Tõrva vald.

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

* Otepää Parish, {{Valga-geo-stub

Settlements

Neighboring parishes

See also

Interesting facts

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