Abja-Paluoja | |
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) Main street in Abja-Paluoja | |
)  Abja-Paluoja ) Abja-Paluoja | |
| Coordinates: 58°07′33″N 25°21′31″E / 58.12583°N 25.35861°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Viljandi County |
| Municipality | Mulgi Parish |
| Town status | 1993 |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,057 |
| • Rank | 44th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Before 2017, it was the administrative centre of Abja Parish.
Abja-Paluoja was first mentioned in 1505. Abja-Paluoja gained town rights in 1993 and became a sovereign municipality but in 1998 it was merged into surrounding rural municipality Abja Parish.
Since 1940, the Abja Gymnasium has offered secondary education. The kindergarten in Abja-Paluoja was founded in 1912.
Writer, journalist and cartoonist Karl August Hindrey was born at Abja Manor in 1875. Historian Mati Laur was born in Abja-Paluoja in 1955. Filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, journalist, and historian Riho Västrik was born in Abja-Paluoja in 1965.[2]
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References
- ^ Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia.
- ^ Keil, Andres (20 December 2008). "Riho Västrik: teadmisest on vähe, tahan kogeda". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian).
External links
- Abja Gymnasium (in Estonian)