Valgemetsa Explained

Official Name:Valgemetsa
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Põlva County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Põlva Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Valgemetsa is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.[1]

It is located by the Ahja River near the Tartu-Petseri Railway.

The village was founded after the completion of the railway between 1927 and 1931.

In the 1930s Valgemetsa became a popular holiday location for artists and writers, notably Elmar Kits. Since then, other artists have spent time at the village, painting the landscape. These include, Saskia Kasemaa, Harri Pudersell and Ida Anton-Agu.

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)