Põltsamaa Parish
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Põltsamaa Parish
Põltsamaa vald | |
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 Põltsamaa river | |
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 Põltsamaa Parish within Jõgeva County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Jõgeva County |
| Administrative centre | Põltsamaa |
| Area | |
• Total | 889.56 km2 (343.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 9,860 |
| • Density | 11.1/km2 (28.7/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-618 |
| Website | www.poltsamaa.ee |
Põltsamaa (Estonian: Põltsamaa vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County.[1] It has a population of 2722 (2001) and an area of 416.9 km2 (161.0 mi2).
Populated places
[edit]Põltsamaa Parish has one town, 3 small boroughs, and around 60 villages.
Towns
[edit]Small boroughs
[edit]Villages
[edit]Aidu - Alastvere - Altnurga - Annikvere - Arisvere - Esku - Jüriküla - Kaavere - Kablaküla - Kalana - Kaliküla - Kalme - Kauru - Kirikuvalla - Kõpu - Kõrkküla - Kose - Kuningamäe - Kuris - Laasme - Lahavere - Lebavere - Loopre - Luige - Lustivere - Mällikvere - Mõhküla - Mõisaküla - Mõrtsi - Neanurme - Nõmavere - Nurga - Pajusi - Pauastvere - Pikknurme - Pilu - Pisisaare - Pudivere - Puduküla - Puiatu - Räsna - Rõstla - Sopimetsa - Sulustvere - Tammiku - Tapiku - Tõivere - Tõrenurme - Tõrve - Umbusi - Uuevälja - Vägari - Väike-Kamari - Väljataguse - Vitsjärve - Võhmanõmme - Võisiku - Vorsti
Religion
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Notable people
[edit]- Friedrich Amelung (1842 in Võisiku – 1909), a Baltic German cultural historian, businessman and chess endgame composer.
- Karl August Hermann (1851 in Võhmanõmme – 1909), writer, publicist, linguist and composer.
- Mihkel Pung (1876 in Põltsamaa Parish – 1941), politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Johannes-Friedrich Zimmermann (1882 in Sosva – 1942), politician, Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1929 to 1931 and in 1932.
- Karl Tõnisson (1883 in Umbusi – 1962), a writer and religious figure who engaged with Buddhism in Estonia
- Artur Tupits (1892 in Põltsamaa Parish – 1941), politician, Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture in the 1930's
- Ants Paju (1944 in Tamsi – 2011), politician, journalist, athlete and engineer.
References
[edit]- ↑ "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
58°27′0″N 26°10′0″E / 58.45000°N 26.16667°E
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