Pudivere, Lääne-Viru County

Pudivere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 41 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

Pudivere
village
Pudivere
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°05′21″N 26°21′24″E
Country Estonia
County Lääne-Viru County
Municipality Väike-Maarja Parish
Population
 (01.01.2011[1])
 • Total41

Pudivere Manor (German: Poidifer) was established in 1586 by detaching it from neighbouring Võivere Manor. Until the dispossessing in 1919 it belonged to the owners of Avanduse Manor the Bremen family. Since the fire in 1999 the 1896–97 built stylish wooden historicist main building is in the ruins.[2]

Estonian writer Eduard Vilde was born in 1865 as the son of local overseer of Pudivere Manor. In his 100th anniversary in 1965 a memorial stone was opened 1 km east of Pudivere in a place known as Pelgulinn.[3]

References
  1. "Asukoht" (in Estonian). Väike-Maarja vald.
  2. "Pudivere mõis" (in Estonian). Estonian Manors Portal. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. "Pudivere küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 23 March 2011.


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