Akste

Coordinates: 58 ° 10 '  N , 27 ° 5'  E

Akste​

Estonia

Scots pine in Akste

Akste is a village ( Estonian küla ) in southeast Estonia . It belongs to the Põlva Municipality (until 2017 Ahja ) in the Põlva County .

Population and location

The village has 67 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011).

It is located 33 kilometers southeast of the second largest Estonian city of Tartu . The Ahja River (Ahja jõgi) flows east of the village center .

The place was first mentioned in 1582 under the name Hakstkula .

Wood ants

A biological research station has been located in Akste since 1974, specializing in wood ants . The focus is on the Formica aquilonia and the Formica fusca .

In August 1977, an approx. 200 hectare reserve was created to protect the ant colonies. There are over 2000 anthills in it. Some are up to a hundred years old.

literature

• Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia) (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 8f.

Web links

• Description (eestigiid.ee)
• Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Estonian Statistics Office , accessed on November 21, 2016
2. ↑ Eesti Entsüklopeedia ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.