Räpina ( vro, 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.
Gallery
File:Rapina-paberivabrik.jpg, Räpina paper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt, ...
on Lake Räpina
File:Räpina mõisa peahoone1.jpg, Räpina manor
File:RäpinaKirik20140503.jpg, Räpina church on Lake Räpina
File:Räpina järv (Võhandu jõgi).JPG, Lake Räpina
File:Räpina Harbour.jpg, Räpina harbour on Lake Peipus
File:Räpina Aianduskool 01-vaade-koolihoonele.jpg, Räpina School of Agriculture
File:Räpinä Vabahussammas 20090628 edekülg.jpg, Monument to the Estonian War of Independence in Räpina
Notable people
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Paul Haavaoks (1924–1983), poet and writer
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Aapo Ilves (born 1970), poet, writer, artist and musician
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Leonhard Lapin (born 1947), architect, artist, historian, poet and academic
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Enno Ootsing (born 1940), artist and academic
References
External links
Cities and towns in Estonia
Former municipalities of Estonia
Kreis Werro
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