Kanepi () is a
small borough
The following is a list of Populated places in Estonia, boroughs () and Populated places in Estonia, small boroughs () in Estonia.
Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
(') in
Kanepi Parish
Kanepi Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Põlva County. It has a population of 4,662 (as of 1 January 2020) and an area of . The administrative centre is Kanepi.
It was created in 2017 with the merger of Valgjärve, Kõlleste, ...
,
Põlva County
Põlva County ( or ''Põlvamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 23,989 people live in Põlva County – constituting 1.8% of the total popula ...
, in southeastern
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
.
Notable people
Notable people that were born in Kanepi include the following:
*
Salme Kann
Salme Kann (January 31, 1881 – October 26, 1957) was an Estonian voice teacher and choir director.
Early life and education
Salme Kann was born in Kanepi in the Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire, the daughter of the schoolteacher Hans ...
(1881–1953), Estonian music teacher and choir director, born in Kanepi;
*
Hugo Treffner (1845–1912), educator, founder of the
Hugo Treffner Gymnasium, born in Kanepi as a son of a local parish clerk.
Gallery
File:Kanepi.JPG, Street in Kanepi
File:Kanepi vallavalitsus.JPG, Kanepi town hall
File:Kanepi kirik.jpg, Kanepi church
File:Kanepi vabadussõjamonument.jpg, War of Independence
Wars of national liberation, also called wars of independence or wars of liberation, are conflicts fought by nations to gain independence. The term is used in conjunction with wars against foreign powers (or at least those perceived as foreign) ...
memorial in Kanepi
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Werro
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