Väimela () is a
small borough
The following is a list of Populated places in Estonia, boroughs () and Populated places in Estonia, small boroughs () in Estonia.
Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
(') in
Võru Parish
Võru Parish (; ) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County
Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's ...
,
Võru County
Võru County ( or ''Võrumaa''; ) is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's Pskov Oblast (making it the only Estonian county to border two countries) ...
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 by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
.
Väimela is situated 5 km from
Võru
Võru (; ; ) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish.
History
Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, at the request of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the o ...
it is also, first mentioned in historical materials in the year 1403.
Võru County Vocational Training Centre is situated in Väimela.
A
kolkhoz
A kolkhoz ( rus, колхо́з, a=ru-kolkhoz.ogg, p=kɐlˈxos) was a form of collective farm in the Soviet Union. Kolkhozes existed along with state farms or sovkhoz. These were the two components of the socialized farm sector that began to eme ...
operated in Väimela during the Soviet era. It was broken up and the land was redistributed to private farmers in 1990.
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Photos
Image:Vaimela 1.JPG, Väimela
Image:Vaimela 2.JPG, Väimela
Image:VKHK 1.jpg, Võru County Vocational Centre in Väimela
Image:Väimela mõisa peahoone eestvaade 2013-09.jpg, Väimela Manor
References
External links
Homepage of Võru County Vocational Training Centre
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Werro
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