Kiidjärve is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.[2] It is located about 9 km (6 mi) north of the town of Põlva and about 30 km (19 mi) southeast of the city of Tartu, by the Tartu–Pechory railway and the Ahja River. The village territory includes Saesaare Reservoir with a hydroelectric power station and Valgesoo bog (Landscape protection area).
As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 168.[1]
In Kiidjärve, there is a railway halt on Elron's Tartu–Koidula line but is served by only one train a day. The journey from/to Tartu takes about 45 minutes.[3]
Kiidjärve is home to "Maarja Village" (Maarja Küla), a facility for young adults with learning disabilities.[4]
Kiidjärve Manor
Kiidjärve was the location of Kiidjärve Manor (German: Kiddijerw), first mentioned at the end of the 17th century. At first, it belonged to the Zoege von Manteuffel family but changed the owner very often thereinafter. The last baron, E. von Maydell, built a red brick watermill on the Ahja River in 1914. In 1922, the manor was dispossessed and gifted to Independence War veteran Victor Mutt. The manor's classicist wooden main building was destroyed during a fire in 1950. In 2003, a new culture house-library was built on the site. The surrounding park was created in the second half of the 18th century and was placed under natural protection in 1972.[5]
