Rahinge is a village in
Tartu urban municipality,
Tartu County
Tartu County ( or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% of the territory of E ...
,
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 ...
. It is located about west of the city of
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...
. Rahinge has a population of 352 (as of 31 December 2010).
Prior to the 2017
administrative reform of local governments, Rahinge was located in
Tähtvere Parish
Tähtvere Parish was a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. In 2017, it was merged into Tartu City municipality.
Settlements
;Small boroughs:
Ilmatsalu - Märja
;Villages:
Haage - Ilmatsalu - Kandiküla - Kardla - Pihva - Rahinge ...
.
Rahinge was first mentioned in 1582 and has borne the names of ''Rahinik'', ''Rahhingo'' and ''Rahingu''.
Poet
Karl Eduard Sööt
Karl Eduard Sööt (26 December 1862, in Lohkva, Tartu County – 1 September 1950, in Tartu) was an Estonian poet.
Between 1886 and 1893 he worked for the newspaper ''Olevik''.
In 1895 he founded his own publishing house, printing shop and boo ...
(1862–1950) spent his childhood in Rahinge.
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Gallery
File:Rahinge kauplus.jpg, Local store in Rahinge.
File:Rahinge kortermajad.jpg, Apartment buildings
File:Rahinge Küla Katel.JPG, Rahinge cultural centre, former boilerhouse.
File:Rahinge lihatööstus.JPG, Rahinge meat processing plant
References
External links
Rahinge village society
Villages in Tartu County
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