Mäksa

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Mäksa
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State : EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Circle : Tartumaa lipp.svg Tartu
Coordinates : 58 ° 23 '  N , 26 ° 59'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 23 '  N , 26 ° 59'  E
Area : 133.4  km²
 
Residents : 1,721 (2009)
Population density : 13 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : EET (UTC + 2)
 
Community type: former rural community
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Map of Estonia, position of Mäksa highlighted

Mäksa (German: Mäxhof ) is a former rural community in the Estonian district of Tartu with an area of ​​133.4 km². It had 1721 inhabitants (June 1, 2010). Since 2017 it belongs to the rural community Kastre .

Mäksa was first mentioned in 1555 as Mex . In addition to the main town Mäksa (120 inhabitants), the rural community also included the villages of Aruaia, Kaagvere, Kaarlimõisa, Kastre, Melliste, Mäletjärve, Poka, Sarakuste, Sudaste, Tammevaldma, Tigase, Vana-Kastre, Veskimäe, Võruküla and Võõpste.

Not far from Mäksa is the Agali lake with an area of ​​13 hectares and a depth of 19.5 m in places.

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