Abja-Vanamõisa | |
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Coordinates: 58°06′24″N 25°18′03″E / 58.10667°N 25.30083°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Viljandi County |
Municipality | Mulgi Parish |
First mentioned | 1583 |
Population (01.01.2012
[1]) | |
• Total | 95 |
Abja-Vanamõisa (also known as Tümpsi) is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. [2] It's located about 4 km (2 mi) west of the town of Abja-Paluoja and 7 km east of Mõisaküla, between the Valga– Uulu (Valga– Pärnu) road (nr. 8) and the Estonia– Latvia border. Abja-Vanamõisa has a population of 95 (as of 1 January 2012). [1]
The village was first mentioned in 1583 when the Livonian War was ending. In 1811 a manor known as Friedrichsheim was established in the village by detaching the lands from the nearby Abja Manor. It's known that a school operated in Vanamõisa already in 1838. In 1914 a flax factory which is considered to be the first in Estonia [3] was established by engineer Mats Kissa (1887–1956) in Vanamõisa. The factory was closed in 1990. [4]
Soviet admiral Johan Ludri (1895–1937) was born in Ärma farmstead in Abja-Vanamõisa. [4]
Popular Estonian organic dairy products producer Pajumäe Farm is located in Abja-Vanaõisa.