Vändra
Vändra (German: Fennern) is a borough (Estonian: alev) in Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish in Pärnu County, Estonia. It has a population of 2,191 and an area of 3.28 km².[1]
Vändra | |
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Borough with a municipality status | |
 Vändra church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vändra Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°39′15″N 25°2′13″E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Pärnu County |
| Administrative centre | Vändra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 2,191 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Website | www.vandra.ee |
Vändra is the birthplace of Estonian journalist and poet Johann Voldemar Jannsen (1819–1890) and his daughter, poet Lydia Koidula (1843–1886).[2]
The old Vändra railway station
Notable people
- Karl von Ditmar (1822–1892), Baltic-German geologist and explore
- Tanel Kangert (born 1987), professional cyclist
- Alar Laneman (born 1962), politician
- Artur Lind (1927–1989), biologist
- Mihkel Lüdig (1880-1958), composer
- Ain-Ervin Mere (1905-1969), military officer implicated in the Holocaust trials in Soviet Estonia in 1961[3]
- Andres Metsoja (born 1978), politician
- Agnes Oaks (born 1970), ballet dancer
- Anton Õunapuu (1887–1919), physical education teacher, soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts movement in Estonia
- Tarvo Seeman (born 1969), chess player
- Ants Vaino (1940– 1971); racing driver
References
- "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- "Estonia Bank Notes". [Tom Chao's Paper Money Gallery]. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- Estonian reference Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
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