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Väimela

Coordinates: 57°53′27″N 27°1′8″E / 57.89083°N 27.01889°E / 57.89083; 27.01889
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Väimela
Väimela is located in Estonia
Väimela
Väimela
Coordinates: 57°53′27″N 27°1′8″E / 57.89083°N 27.01889°E / 57.89083; 27.01889
CountryEstonia
CountyVõru County
ParishVõru Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Väimela (German: Waimel) is a small borough (alevik) in Võru Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia.[1] Väimela is situated 5 km from Võru it is also, first mentioned in historical materials in the year 1403. Võru County Vocational Training Centre is situated in Väimela.

A kolkhoz operated in Väimela during the Soviet era. It was broken up and the land was redistributed to private farmers in 1990.[2]

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  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  2. ^ "Estonia Gives Land to Farmers". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, CA. December 30, 1990. p. 5. Retrieved February 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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