Abja-Paluoja
Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Before 2017, it was the administrative centre of Abja Parish.
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Coordinates: 58°07′33″N 25°21′31″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 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]
Gallery
- Post office
- Railway station
- Fire depot
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).
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