Ihamaru

Coordinates: 58 ° 4 '  N , 26 ° 54'  E

Ihamaru​

Estonia

Palojärv lake north of Ihamaru

Swing in the forest

Ihamaru (German Monheim ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the Estonian rural community Kanepi (until 2017 Kõlleste ) in Põlva County . The village has 168 inhabitants.

Description of the place

Ihamaru was first mentioned in 1627 under the name Ehamah . The village is much older and existed before the Livonian War .

Ihamaru was at the crossroads of the major highways Tartu - Võru and Põlva - Kanepi . A tavern and post office has been recorded in Ihamaru since 1695. It closed in 1916. Later, a shop was set up in the historic building, and it still exists today.

The two forest lakes Väikene Palojärv (2.4 hectares) and Ihamaru Palojärv (6.9 hectares), which is two kilometers north of Ihamaru, are popular with day-trippers and swimmers . The brook Ihamaru oja flows through the village area . Ihamaru's 254 hectare ancient forest has been a protected area since 1966.

Personalities

The Estonian writer Richard Roht (1891–1950) was born in Ihamaru . He attended the village school in neighboring Karaski . In his memoir, published in 1934 under the title Vana Võrumaa , he describes his homeland.

Web links

Commons : Lake Palojärv  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Sights of Ihamaru (Estonian)
• Full description (Estonian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.eestigiid.ee/?SCat=38&CatID=0&ItemID=699
2. ↑ http://www.metsahoiu.ee/eng/6--Ihamaru-LKA.php  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Indrek Rohtmets: Kultuurilooline Eestimaa. Tallinn 2004 ( ISBN 9985-3-0882-4 ), p. 263