Puhja

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Puhja
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The local government building of Puhja Parish.
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Puhja
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°20′18″N26°18′43″E / 58.33833°N 26.31194°E / 58.33833; 26.31194 Coordinates: 58°20′18″N26°18′43″E / 58.33833°N 26.31194°E / 58.33833; 26.31194
Country Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Tartumaa lipp.svg Tartu County
Municipality Elva Parish
Population
 (01.01.2021 [1] )
  Total859
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Drone video of Puhja in August 2022

Puhja is a small borough (Estonian : alevik) in Tartu County, in Elva Parish Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Puhja Parish. Puhja has a population of 859 (as of 1 January 2021). [1]

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Puhja church, originally dedicated to St. Dionysius, dates from the mid-14th century. It is built of brick, typically for medieval churches in south Estonia. After being damaged during the 15th century, it was substantially rebuilt around 1490. The Baroque tower spire dates from the 18th century, while the interior is mostly Neo-Gothic and dates from the 19th century. In the adjacent cemetery, there are memorials dedicated to local pastor and translator Adrian Virginius (1663-1706) and poet Käsu Hans (died 1715). [2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Puhja include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population map". Statistics Estonia.
  2. Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. pp. 196–197. ISBN   9949407184.
  3. Kury, Adriano B. "Hans Kauri – papers on Opiliones". Aracnolab – Aracnologia MNRJ. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  4. "Rallisõitja Kuldar Sikk naudib visaduse vilju". Postimees (in Estonian). 8 June 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2018.