Valma

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Valma
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Coordinates: 58°22′01″N25°57′04″E / 58.366944444444°N 25.951111111111°E / 58.366944444444; 25.951111111111
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Viljandi County
Parish Viljandi Parish
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Valma is a fisherman village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia. [1]

Valma is one of the oldest settlements in Estonia. First settlers occupied areas around Lake Võrtsjärv, where today fishermen's village Valma is located, about 4000 years ago. As a result of archaeological research, many tools from Stone Age, comb ceramics pottery and other valuable items have been found, which confirms the ancient settlements in that area. [2]

Today, it is known for small fisherman port and tourism.

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References

  1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 [ dead link ] (retrieved 15 March 2020)
  2. "Vanasauna Guesthouse". History of Valma Village. Retrieved 2023-05-06.