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Vändra
Borough with a municipality status
Flag of Vändra
Coat of arms of Vändra
Country Estonia
County Pärnu County
Administrative centreVändra
Area
 • Total
3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2009)
 • Total
2,500
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Websitewww.vandra.ee

Vändra is a borough (Template:Lang-et) with a municipality status in Pärnu County, Estonia. Vändra is surrounded by Vändra Parish in which the borough itself is not part of. It has a population of 2,500 and an area of 3.28 km².[1]

Vändra is the birthplace of the Estonian poet Lydia Koidula (1843–1886).[2]

Geologist and explorer Karl von Ditmar was born in Vändra.

References

  1. ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 29 January 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Estonia Bank Notes". Tom Chao's Paper Money Gallery. Retrieved 29 January 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)