Taagepera

Taagepera is a village in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. It has a population of 109 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

Taagepera
Taagepera
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 57°59′37″N 25°40′04″E
Country Estonia
County Valga County
MunicipalityTõrva Parish
Population
 (01.01.2011[1])
  Total109

The village was first documented in 1420 as Wafencul, later as Waagenkül. The current Estonian name of the place is derived from the Baltic German Stackelberg nobility, who owned the estate from 1674 to 1796.

Taagepera is famous for its Jugendstil castle.

Notable people

References

  1. "Elanikkond" (in Estonian). Helme vald. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27.


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