Külitse | |
Settlement Type: | Small borough |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Tartu |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Kambja |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1582 |
Population Total: | 600 |
Population As Of: | 01.09.2010 |
Külitse is a small borough in Kambja Parish, Tartu County, in southern Estonia. It is located about 6 km southwest of the city of Tartu by the Tartu–Valga–Riga railway and the European route E264 (also known as Via Hanseatica). Külitse has a population of 600 (as of 1 September 2010).[1]
Külitse was first mentioned in 1582 as Kilicz.[2]
In the beginning of the 1970s a reservoir known as Ropka Lake was created in the village.
Külitse is served by Edelaraudtee's Ropka station which is located on the border of Külitse and Laane villages.