Paistu

Paistu
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State :	Estonia
Circle :	Viljandi
Coordinates :	58 ° 16 '  N , 25 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 16 '  N , 25 ° 37'  E
Area :	312.4  km²
Residents :	1,601 (2010)
Population density :	5 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EET (UTC + 2)
Telephone code :	(+372) 129
Website :	www.paistu.ee

Paistu ( German Paistel ) is a rural community in the Estonian district of Viljandi with an area of ​​129 km². It has 1601 inhabitants (as of 2009). Paistu is 13 km from Viljandi .

In addition to the main town Paistu, the rural community includes the villages Aidu (German: Aidenhof), Hendrikumõisa, Holstre (German: Holstfershof), Intsu, Kassi, Lolu, Loodi (German: Kersel), Luiga, Mustapali, Paistu, Pirmastu, Pulleritsu, Sultsi, Tömbi and Viisuküla.

Paistu was first mentioned in a document in 1234. Almost the entire population fell victim to the outbreak of the plague in 1710 . It was not until the middle of the 19th century that agriculture began to recover, with more effective agriculture.

Today a large part of the municipal area belongs to the Loodi Nature Park. The untouched forests and lakes are interesting for hiking tourists in summer and for cross-country skiers in winter .

Partner communities

Paistu is partnered with the Lower Saxony community of Bippen .

Sons and daughters of the village

• Ernst Reinhold Hofmann (1801–1871), Baltic German geologist, geographer, mineralogist and explorer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry on the partnerships of the communities in the joint community of Fürstenau on their homepage.Accessed on May 7, 2019, 3:24 pm

Web links

• Website of the municipality of Paistu (Estonian)
• Parish of Paistel in the Fellin district