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State : | Estonia | ||
Circle : | Põlva | ||
Founded : | December 19, 1991 | ||
Coordinates : | 58 ° 12 ′ N , 27 ° 4 ′ E | ||
Area : | 72.2 km² | ||
Residents : | 998 (01/2016) | ||
Population density : | 14 inhabitants per km² | ||
Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
Community type: | former rural community | ||
Structure : | 9 villages | ||
Mayor : | Peeter Sibul
( Reformierakond ) |
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Postal address : | Illimari 6 63710 Ahja |
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The former rural community Ahja ( Ahja vald ) is located in southeast Estonia . It belonged to the Põlva County . Their area was 72.2 km². It had 998 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016). Ahja has been part of the Põlva municipality since 2017 .
Villages
In addition to the main town Ahja , the municipality includes the villages of Akste , Ibaste , Kärsa , Kosova , Loko , Mustakurmu , Mõtsküla and Vanamõisa .
partnership
There is a community partnership between Ahja and Itzstedt in Schleswig-Holstein .
Personalities
- Ahja is the birthplace of the Estonian writer Friedebert Tuglas , who was heavily inspired by his homeland in his novel Väike Illimari .
- The Estonian diplomat Karin Jaani also comes from Ahja .
photos
Web links
Commons : Landgemeinde Ahja - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Ahja Municipality website (Estonian)
- Friedebert Tuglas Museum ( Memento from April 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) in Ahja (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ahja ( memento from December 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )