| Abja-Vanamõisa | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
| Coordinates: | 58.1067°N 25.3008°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Viljandi County |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mulgi Parish |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1583 |
| Population Total: | 95 |
| Population As Of: | 01.01.2012 |
Abja-Vanamõisa (also known as Tümpsi) is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia.[1] It's located about 4km (02miles) west of the town of Abja-Paluoja and 7 km east of Mõisaküla, between the Valga–Uulu (Valga–Pärnu) road (nr. 8) and the Estonia–Latvia border. Abja-Vanamõisa has a population of 95 (as of 1 January 2012).[2]
The village was first mentioned in 1583 when the Livonian War was ending. In 1811 a manor known as German: Friedrichsheim was established in the village by detaching the lands from the nearby Abja Manor. It's known that a school operated in Vanamõisa already in 1838. In 1914 a flax factory which is considered to be the first in Estonia[3] was established by engineer Mats Kissa (1887–1956) in Vanamõisa. The factory was closed in 1990.[4]
Soviet admiral (1895–1937) was born in Ärma farmstead in Abja-Vanamõisa.[4]
Popular Estonian organic dairy products producer Pajumäe Farm is located in Abja-Vanaõisa.