Puka, Estonia
Puka (German: [Bockenhof] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a small borough (Estonian: [alevik] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) in Otepää Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Puka Parish until 2017. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 580.[1]
Small borough | |
| Coordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E / 58.05306°N 26.24111°ECoordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E / 58.05306°N 26.24111°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Valga County |
| Municipality | Otepää Parish |
| Population | |
| • Total | 580 |
The architect Georg Hellat (1870–1943) was born in Puka.
On 1 May 1897, a military train went off the rails 3km north of Puka. 58 people were killed and 44 were heavily wounded in the accident.[2]
Photos
Puka, central part
Railway station
Pharmacy-house in Puka
Reservoir
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Puka, Estonia Media
Puka, Valga county
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This is a photo of cultural heritage monument of Estonia number
This is a photo of cultural heritage monument of Estonia number
Puka water catchment (Puka stream)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Puka alevik" (in eesti). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 11 January 2013.