Räpina Explained

Räpina
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Coordinates:58.0978°N 27.4642°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Põlva County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Räpina Parish
Population Total:2066
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Rank:34th

Räpina (Räpinä, German: Rappin) is a town in Põlva County, Estonia. Räpina was administrative centre of Räpina raion from 1950 until 1961, currently it is the administrative centre of Räpina Parish. The oldest commercial enterprise in Räpina is a paper factory that opened in 1734.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by sex, age group and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia. 2021-12-27.