Haanja

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Haanja
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State : EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Circle : Võrumaa lipp.svg Võru
Coordinates : 57 ° 43 '  N , 27 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 43 '  N , 27 ° 3'  E
Area : 170  km²
 
Residents : 1,099 (2017)
Population density : 6 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : EET (UTC + 2)
 
Community type: former rural community
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Map of Estonia, position of Haanja highlighted

Haanja (German: Hahnhof ) is a former rural community in the Estonian district of Võru with an area of ​​170 km². It had 1099 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Haanja has been part of the Rõuge rural community since 2017 .

Haanja is 17 km from Võru . It was first mentioned in a document in 1561. In addition to the main town of Haanja, the rural community included the villages of Ala-Palo, Ala-Suhka, Ala-Tilga, Andsumäe, Haavistu, Hanija, Holdi, Horoski, Hulaku, Hurda, Hämkoti, Ihatsi, Jaanimäe, Kaarataogautsa, Kaldişi, Kergatsi, Kalgatsemäe , Kilomani, Kirbu, Kotka, Kriguli, Kuiandi, Kuklase, Kuura, Kõomäe, Käänu, Kääraku, Külma, Leoski, Lillimõisa, Loogamäe, Luutsniku, Lüütsepä, Mahtja, Mallika, Meelaku, Miilimäe, Mäe-Palbaoati, Mustahita, Murahita , Mäe-Suhka, Mäe-Tilga, Märdimiku, Naapka, Palanumäe, Palli, Palujüri, Pausakunnu, Peedo, Piipsemäe, Pillardi, Plaani, Plaksi, Posti, Preeksa, Pressi, Pundi, Purka, Puspuri, Raagi., Resto, Räusa , Saagri, Saika, Saluora, Sarise, Simula, Soodi, Sormuli, Söödi, Trolla, Tsiamäe, Tsiiruli, Tsilgutaja, Tsolli, Tummelka, Tuuka, Tõnkova, Uue-Saaluse, Vaalimäe, Vaarkali, Vakari, Vastsekivi, Villa, Vihstimäe , Vungi and Vänni.

The highest point in the Baltic , the Suur Munamägi (318 m), lies on the territory of the former municipality . At the summit is a 29.1 m high observation tower built in 1939.

The Rogosi von Ruusmäe manor house ( Rogosinsky in German ) is particularly worth seeing . It was first mentioned in a document in 1591. The facility has been extensively renovated since 1989. A primary school has been housed there since 1934 and the local history museum in the former bell tower.

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