Pilistvere
Pilistvere ( German Pillistfer ) is a village in the Estonian municipality of Kõo in Viljandi County . Pilistvere has 159 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2000).
history
Pilistvere was the center of a parish from the 13th to the beginning of the 20th century . This was first mentioned in a document in 1454. The pastorate Pilistvere as well as the (partly historical) communities Kabala (German: Kabbal), Eistvere (German: Eigstfer), Arusaare (German: Arrosaar), Hermani (German: Hermannshof), Kõo (German: Wollmarshof), Ollepa belonged to the parish of that time , Jalametsa, Laimetsa (German: Laimetz), Loopre, Imavere and Võrevere. The Andreas Church in Pilistvere dates from around 1310. It was redesigned in 1641 and in the 19th and 20th centuries.
In 1687 the second Estonian Bible Conference took place in Pilistvere, which is of great importance for the Estonian cultural history and language .
Pilistvere meteorite
On August 8, 1863, a meteor shower was observed over Pilistvere. Of the eight meteorites, four were later found. The so-called Pilistvere meteorite belongs to the group of stone meteorites ( chondrite ).
Personalities
The Estonian politicians Andres Larka (1894–1942) and August Rei (1886–1963) as well as the poet and painter Peeter Sink (1902–1957) come from Pilistvere . The grave of the politician and co-founder of the Republic of Estonia, Jueri Vilms (1889–1918), lies in the Pilistvere cemetery .
literature
- Enno Piir: Pilistvere kihelkond. 1996
Web links
- About Pilistvere (Estonian)
- Baltic German manor houses in the Pilistfer parish
- Pilistvere meteorite (Estonian)
- Description of the Pilistvere meteorite (English), bibcode : 1982Metik..40 ... 28S
- Ethnography of the national costumes of Pilistvere (Estonian; PDF file; 190 kB)
Coordinates: 58 ° 39 ' N , 25 ° 44' E