Vändra (german: Fennern) is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle A ...

( et, alev) in

Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish ( et, Põhja-Pärnumaa vald) is a rural municipality in Pärnu County.http://www.pparnumaa.ee/ (accessed 7 March 2020) Settlements ;Boroughs Pärnu-Jaagupi, Tootsi, Vändra ;Villages There are 86 villages: Aasa, Al ...

in Pärnu County,

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

. It has a population of 2,191 and an area of 3.28 km². Vändra is the birthplace of Estonian journalist and poet

Johann Voldemar Jannsen Johann Voldemar Jannsen ( in Vändra, Kreis Pernau, Livonia, Russian Empire – , in Tartu) was an Estonian journalist and poet active in Livonia. He wrote the words of the patriotic song "Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm", which later became the ...

(1819–1890) and his daughter, poet

Lydia Koidula Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, ( – ), known by her pen name Lydia Koidula, was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means 'Lydia of the Dawn' in Estonian. It was given to her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson. She is also frequently referred to ...

(1843–1886). Vändra jaamahoone

Notable people

* Karl von Ditmar (1822–1892), Baltic-German geologist and explore * Tanel Kangert (born 1987), professional cyclist *

Alar Laneman Alar Laneman (born 6 May 1962) is an Estonian politician. He served as Minister of the Interior in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Jüri Ratas from 18 November 2020 to 26 January 2021. Kristian Jaani was appointed as his successor. He is a ...

(born 1962), politician * Artur Lind (1927–1989), biologist * Ain-Ervin Mere (1905-1969), military officer implicated in the

Holocaust trials in Soviet Estonia A number of war crimes trials were held during the Soviet occupation of Estonia (1944–1991). The best-known trial was brought in 1961, by the Soviet authorities against local collaborators who had participated in the Holocaust during the Germa ...

in 1961Estonian reference
* Andres Metsoja (born 1978), politician * Agnes Oaks (born 1970), ballet dancer *

Anton Õunapuu Anton Õunapuu VR II/3 (7 November 1887 – 2 April 1919) was an Estonian PE teacher, soldier, and the founder of the scouting movement (Estonian: ''Eesti skaudiliikumine'') in Estonia. Early life and work as a PE teacher Anton Õunapuu was bo ...

(1887–1919), physical education teacher, soldier and founder of the Boy Scouts movement in Estonia * Tarvo Seeman (born 1969), chess player

References

External links

Official website
Municipalities of Estonia Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Populated places in Pärnu County Kreis Pernau {{pärnu-geo-stub