Puka, Estonia
Puka (German: Bockenhof) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Valga County, southern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Puka Parish. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 580.[1]
Puka | |
---|---|
![]() ![]() Puka Location in Estonia | |
Coordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | ![]() |
Municipality | Otepää Parish |
Population | |
• Total | 580 |
Architect Georg Hellat (1870–1943) was born in Puka.
On 1 May 1897, a military train derailed 3 km north of Puka. 58 people were killed and 44 deeply wounded in the accident.[2]
Gallery
- Puka, central part
- Railway station
- Pharmacy-house in Puka
- Reservoir
gollark: They give you money if you're unemployed *maybe* subject to some preconditions because government, and you *maybe* pay taxes (here, people below a certain income don't).
gollark: It doesn't actually work like that exactly.
gollark: Not *really*.
gollark: Or general "big global problem insurance".
gollark: I suppose someone more libertarian-leaning than me would argue for no government support at all and just having "pandemic insurance" or something.
References
- "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- "Puka alevik" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
External links
- Puka Parish (in Estonian)
Previous station | ![]() |
Next station |
![]() |
![]() |
Mägiste ![]() |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.