Pudivere, Lääne-Viru County Explained

Pudivere
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Coordinates:59.0892°N 26.3567°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Lääne-Viru County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Väike-Maarja Parish
Population Total:41
Population As Of:01.01.2011

Pudivere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 41 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

Pudivere Manor (German: Poidifer) was established in 1586 by detaching it from neighbouring Võivere Manor. Until the dispossessing in 1919 it belonged to the owners of Avanduse Manor the Bremen family. Since the fire in 1999 the 1896–97 built stylish wooden historicist main building is in the ruins.[2]

Estonian writer Eduard Vilde was born in 1865 as the son of local overseer of Pudivere Manor. In his 100th anniversary in 1965 a memorial stone was opened 1 km east of Pudivere in a place known as Pelgulinn.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asukoht. Väike-Maarja vald. Estonian.
  2. Web site: Pudivere mõis. Estonian Manors Portal. 23 March 2011. Estonian.
  3. Web site: Pudivere küla. eestigiid.ee. 23 March 2011. Estonian.