Karilatsi (Kanepi)

Coordinates: 58 ° 7 '  N , 26 ° 55'  E

Karilatsi​

Estonia

Historical village school

At the Piigaste stream

Windmill

Karilatsi (German Karilatz ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in southeast Estonia . It belongs to the rural municipality of Kanepi ( Kõlleste until 2017 ) in Põlva County .

Population and location

The village has 61 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located 31 kilometers southeast of the second largest Estonian city Tartu on the Piigaste oja stream .

Farm Museum

Karilatsi is home to the Põlva Farming Museum (Põlva talurahvamuuseum) , the largest open-air museum in South Estonia. It was launched in 1971 by the local researcher Kalju Kermas (1929–1989) and opened to visitors in 1977.

The museum in the former school building built in 1889 offers a comprehensive picture of the history and rural way of life of the local population through the centuries. In addition, numerous historical buildings can be seen, including a historical smoke sauna and an old wooden windmill.

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. 181.

Web links

Commons : Põlva Peasant Museum  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Description (eestigiid.ee)
• Põlva Farm Museum

Individual evidence

1. ^ Estonian Statistics Office , accessed on November 21, 2016