Kauksi (Põlva)

Coordinates: 58 ° 6 '  N , 27 ° 13'  E

Kauksi​

Estonia

Kauksi (German Kauks ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in southeast Estonia . It belongs to the Põlva Municipality ( Mooste until 2017 ) in the Põlva County .

description

The village has 281 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is 45 kilometers southeast of the second largest Estonian city of Tartu on the Lutsu River (Lutsu jõgi) . One of the numerous water mills on the river is still there. It dates from the 18th century.

The place was first mentioned in 1403 under the name Kaugis .

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 , pp. 201f.

Web links

• Description (eestigiid.ee)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mooste municipal administration ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 23, 2017