Räpina

Räpina
Räpinä (Võro)
Räpina is located in Estonia
Räpina
Räpina
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°5′52″N 27°27′51″E / 58.09778°N 27.46417°E / 58.09778; 27.46417
CountryEstonia
CountyPõlva County
MunicipalityRäpina Parish
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
2,126
 • Rank34th

Räpina (Võro: Räpinä, German: Rappin) is a town in Põlva County, Estonia. Räpina was administrative centre of Räpina raion from 1950 until 1961, currently it is the administrative centre of Räpina Parish. The oldest commercial enterprise in Räpina is a paper factory that opened in 1734.

Notable people

  • Paul Haavaoks (1924–1983), poet and writer
  • Aapo Ilves (born 1970), poet, writer, artist and musician
  • Leonhard Lapin (born 1947), architect, artist, historian, poet and academic
  • Enno Ootsing (born 1940), artist and academic

References

  1. ^ "Population by sex, age group and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 2021-12-27.