Palupera
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 Estonia
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 Valga
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| Coordinates : | 58 ° 7 ' N , 26 ° 21' E | ||
| Area : | 123.62 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,129 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 9 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Community type: | former rural community | ||
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Palupera (German: Palloper ) is a former rural community ( vald ) in the Estonian district of Valga with an area of 123.62 km². It had 1,016 inhabitants (January 1, 2017). In the course of the municipal reform in 2017, it was dissolved and distributed between the two rural municipalities of Otepää (Valga district) and Elva ( Tartu district ).
In addition to the main town of Hellenurme (157 inhabitants), the municipality also included the following villages: Astuvere (20 inhabitants), Atra (35 inhabitants), Lutike (27 inhabitants), Makita (21 inhabitants), Miti (15 inhabitants), Mäelooga (35 inhabitants), Neeruti (56 inhabitants), Nõuni (211 inhabitants), Palupera (201 inhabitants), Pastaku (40 inhabitants), Päidla (89 inhabitants), Räbi (64 inhabitants) and Urmi (45 inhabitants).
The manor houses of Palupera and Hellenurme are worth seeing. From 1850 the Baltic German scientist Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (1815-1894) lived in the latter , who explored Siberia and the Arctic regions in Russian services .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Website of the municipality of Palupera (Estonian)