Taagepera

Village in Estonia
Village in Valga County, Estonia
57°59′37″N 25°40′04″E / 57.99361°N 25.66778°E / 57.99361; 25.66778Country EstoniaCounty Valga CountyMunicipalityTõrva ParishPopulation
 (01.01.2011[1])
 • Total109

Taagepera is a village in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. It has a population of 109 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

The village was first documented in 1420 as Wafencul, and later as Waagenkül. The current Estonian name of the place is derived from the Baltic German Stackelberg nobility, who owned the estate from 1674 to 1796.

Taagepera is known for its Jugendstil castle.

  • Lake Taagepera
    Lake Taagepera
  • Taagepera Church
    Taagepera Church
  • Manor steward's house
    Manor steward's house

Notable people

  • Jaak Aab (born 1960), politician

References

  1. ^ a b "Elanikkond" (in Estonian). Helme vald. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27.

External links

  • Taagepera Castle
  • Taagepera Manor at Estonian Manors Portal
  • Taagepera village society (in Estonian)


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