Puhajarve

Estonia
Puhajarve, Estonia
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This little Estonian village in Otepää Parish, Valga County, sits beside a lake whose name translates roughly as "Holy Lake" — recorded in German as Heiligensee and referenced as early as 1417. The village holds a war memorial stone, a war oak, and a grove of oaks associated with local history, alongside ancient oak trees on the nearby islets of Kloostrisaar and Sõsarsaared.

  • Population185
  • Nearest water from center1.7 km
  • Nearest mountain from center4.5 km
  • UNESCO within 50 km1

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