Vaabina
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Village in Estonia
Village in Võru County, Estonia
Vaabina | |
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| Farm and site of ancient settlement Farm and site of ancient settlement | |
Vaabina is located in Estonia Vaabina Vaabina Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°51′50′′N 26°36′31′′E / 57.86389°N 26.60861°E / 57.86389; 26.60861 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Võru County |
| Municipality | Antsla Parish |
| Population (26.05.2004[1] ) | |
• Total | 232 |
Vaabina is a village in Antsla Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, located about 6 km northeast of the town of Antsla.[2] It has a population of 232 (as of 26 May 2004).[1]
Vaabina has a station on currently inactive Valga–Pechory railway. It is the birthplace of Emma Asson (1889–1965), who was the first women to be elected to the Estonian parliament.
Vaabina Manor
[edit ]Vaabina was first mentioned in 1405 as (German: Ülzen or Uelzen). Its present name Vaabina is derived from the first name of Fabian von Tiesenhausen, the owner of the Ülzen manor in the 16th century. Nowadays there's no remains left of the previous knight manor.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Urvaste valla arengukava 2005–2013" (PDF) (in Estonian). Urvaste vald. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2024.
- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 [dead link ] (retrieved 27 July 2021)
- ^ "Vaabina küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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