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Vaabina | |
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 Farm and site of ancient settlement | |
  Vaabina Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°51′50″N 26°36′31″E / 57.86389°N 26.60861°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Võru County |
| Municipality | Antsla Parish |
| Population (26.05.2004[1]) | |
• Total | 232 |
Vaabina is a village in Antsla Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, located about 6 km northeast of the town of Antsla.[2] It has a population of 232 (as of 26 May 2004).[1]
Vaabina has a station on currently inactive Valga–Pechory railway. It is the birthplace of Emma Asson (1889–1965), who was the first women to be elected to the Estonian parliament.
Vaabina Manor
[edit]Vaabina was first mentioned in 1405 as Ülzen or Uelzen. Its present name, Vaabina, is derived from the first name of Fabian von Tiesenhausen, the owner of Ülzen Manor in the 16th century. Today no remnants are left of the previous knight's manor.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Urvaste valla arengukava 2005–2013" (PDF) (in Estonian). Urvaste vald. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2024.
- ↑ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 27 July 2021)
- ↑ "Vaabina küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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