Pahuvere Explained

Pahuvere
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Coordinates:58.1847°N 25.6997°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Viljandi County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Viljandi Parish
Population Total:88 [1]
Population As Of:2011

Pahuvere is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish. Pahuvere located 25 km (15 miles) south of the town of Viljandi. The population as of 2011 was 88 individuals.[2]

Pahuvere was first mentioned in German chronicles in 1429[3] and was called Willust by Baltic German settlers. The village is the site of Pahuvere manor, built by Baltic German nobility.[4] Pahuvere is the birthplace of Estonian poet, prose writer, critic, translator, essayist and politician Johannes Semper (1892–1970).[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/estonia-viljandi.php?cityid=5859 citypopulation.de
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/estonia-viljandi.php?cityid=5859 citypopulation.de
  3. http://www.eestigiid.ee/?CatID=297&ItemID=4107 eestigiid.ee
  4. http://www.mois.ee/kihel/paistu.shtml Eesti Mõisaportaal
  5. http://www.mois.ee/kihel/paistu.shtml Eesti Mõisaportaal