Kambja

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Kambja
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State : EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Circle : Tartumaa lipp.svg Tartu
Coordinates : 58 ° 14 '  N , 26 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 14 '  N , 26 ° 42'  E
Area : 189.2  km²
 
Residents : 2,442 (2006)
Population density : 13 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : EET (UTC + 2)
 
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Map of Estonia, position of Kambja highlighted

Kambja (German: Kamby ) is a rural community in the Estonian district of Tartu with an area of ​​189.2 km². On January 1, 2006 it had 2,442 inhabitants. Kambja is 18 km from Tartu .

In addition to the main town of Kambja (743 inhabitants), the rural community includes the villages of Aakaru, Ivaste, Kaatsi, Kammeri, Kavandu, Kodijärve, Kullaga, Kõrkküla, Lalli, Madise, Mäeküla, Oomiste, Paali, Palumäe, Pangodi, Pulli, Pühi, Rebaseitsaan , Reolasoo, Riiviku, Sipe, Sirvaku, Sulu, Suure-Kambja, Talvikese, Tatra, Vana-Kuuste, Virulase and Visnapuu, as well as after the merger with the rural community of Ülenurme in 2017 the places Külitse, Laane, Lätiküla, Lemmatsi, Lepiku, Õssu, Räni , Reola, Soinaste, Soosilla, Täsvere, Tõrvandi, Uhti and Ülenurme.

Kambja was first mentioned in 1430. The place was named after the owner of the manor at the time, the Camby family. Since 1686 one of the oldest Estonian peasant schools was active in Kambja, which the popular pedagogue Andreas Virginius (1640–1701) had founded there.

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