Taagepera

Taagepera
Taagepera
Village
	Taagepera Castle
	Taagepera Location in Estonia
	Coordinates: 57°59′37″N 25°40′04″E / 57.99361°N 25.66778°E
Country	Estonia
County	Valga County
Municipality	Tõrva Parish
Population (01.01.2011)
• Total	109

Taagepera is a village in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. It has a population of 109 (as of 1 January 2011).^[1]

The village was first documented in 1420 as Wafencul, later as Waagenkül. The current Estonian name of the place is derived from the Baltic German Stackelberg nobility, who owned the estate from 1674 to 1796.

Taagepera is famous for its Jugendstil castle.

Lake Taagepera
Taagepera Church
Manor stewards house

Notable people

Jaak Aab (born 1960), politician

References

^ ^a ^b "Elanikkond" (in Estonian). Helme vald. Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Taagepera Castle
Taagepera Manor at Estonian Manors Portal
Taagepera village society Template:Et icon

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