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Kanepi
CountryEstonia
CountyPõlva County
Population
 (2005)
 • Total694
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Kanepi is a small borough (alevik) in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.[1]

The name Kanep means cannabis in Estonian.[2]

Hugo Treffner (1845–1912), educator, founder of the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium was born in Kanepi as a son of a family of local parish clerk.

References

  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Kanepi füsioloogia". Perfect Plant (in Estonian). Retrieved 22 June 2010.