Laatre | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
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: | 1504 |
Leader Title: | Village elder |
Leader Name: | Viktor Õigus |
Area Total Km2: | 13.59 |
Population Total: | 48 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Laatre is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in southern Estonia.[1] It's located in a pocket bordered by Latvia in the south, west and east, the only access to elsewhere Estonia is from the north. The town of Mõisaküla is located just northwest. Laatre has a population of 48 (as of 2011).[2]
Laatre Manor (Moiseküll) was first mentioned in 1504. The name "Laatre" is derived from the Platers, the owners of the manor in the 17th century.[3]
Writer August Kitzberg (1855–1927) was born in Laatre.[3]