Kanepi
| Kanepi | |
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 Estonia
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| Circle : |
 Põlva
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| Coordinates : | 57 ° 59 ′ N , 26 ° 45 ′ E |
| Area : | 231.5 km² |
| Residents : | 2,564 (01.2006) |
| Population density : | 11 inhabitants per km² |
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) |
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Kanepi (Eng. Kannapäh ) is a rural community in the Estonian district of Põlva with an area of 231.5 km². It has 2564 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2006).
geography
In addition to the main town Kanepi belonged until 2017 to the municipality of the villages Erastvere , Heisri , Hino , Hurmi , Jõgehara , Joksi , Kaagna , Kaagvere , karsts , Koigera , Kooraste , Lauri , Magari , Näräpää , Peetrimõisa , Piigandi , Põlgaste , Rebaste , Soodoma , Sõreste and Varbuse . The merger with the municipalities Kõlleste and Valgjärve the villages came Abissaare , Aiaste , Häätaru , Hauka , Ihamaru , Karaski , Karilatsi , Kooli , Krootuse , Krüüdneri , Maaritsa , Mügra , Palutaja , Piigaste , Pikajärve , Pikareinu , Prangli , Puugi , Saverna , Sirvaste , Sulaoja , Tiido , Tõdu , Tuulemäe , Valgjärve , Veski , Vissi and Voorepalu were added.
There are three lakes in the area: Aalupi järv , Pikkjärv and Vaaba järv .
history
Kanepi was first mentioned in 1582. Here, on December 29, 1701, the Battle of Erastfer between the armies of the Swedish King Charles XII. and the army of Tsar of Russia Peter the Great instead.
In 1804, the Baltic German theologian and educator Johann Philipp Roth founded the first parish school in what is now Estonia in Kanepi.
Origin of name and coat of arms
Kanepi is said to be derived from Kanep , the Estonian word for hemp . The present Kanepi municipality was founded in July 2017 through the merger of three previously separate areas. As a result, residents were given the opportunity to vote on a new symbol for the parish union. 12,000 out of 15,000 people are said to have voted for a design based on a stylized white hemp leaf on an otherwise uniformly green shield . A corresponding coat of arms is also used on the municipality's website.
Attractions
The stone Johannes Church in Kanepi was built from 1804 to 1810 instead of the previous wooden building and rebuilt in 1877.
The municipality also has the 347-meter-high Valgjärve transmission tower , the second tallest structure in Estonia.
Personalities
- Guido Samson von Himmelstjerna (1809–1868), military doctor and professor at the Imperial University of Dorpat
- Hugo Treffner (1845–1912), Estonian publicist and educator, founder of the Hugo-Treffner-Gymnasium in Tartu
- Arthur von Ungern-Sternberg (1885–1949), Evangelical Lutheran clergyman
- Hilde Taba (1902–1967), Estonian-American educator
Web links
- Kanepi Municipality website (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Estonian district votes to get cannabis leaf flag , BBC News of March 6, 2018 and Estonia's Kanepi town adopts cannabis leaf flag after online poll BBC News of May 18, 2018. Estonian district adopts cannabis leaf as its flag symbol after online poll , The Telegraph dated May 17, 2018.