Puka, Estonia

This article is about the settlement in Otepää Parish. For the village in Vinni Parish, see Puka, Lääne-Viru County.
Puka
Small borough
Puka is located in Estonia
Puka
Puka
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E / 58.05306°N 26.24111°E / 58.05306; 26.24111
Country Estonia
County Valga County
MunicipalityOtepää Parish
Population
 (2011 Census[1])
 • Total
580

Puka (German: Bockenhof) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Otepää Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Puka Parish until 2017. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 580.[1]

Architect Georg Hellat (1870–1943) was born in Puka.

On 1 May 1897, a military train derailed 3 km north of Puka. 58 people were killed and 44 deeply wounded in the accident.[2]

  • Puka, central part
    Puka, central part
  • Railway station
    Railway station
  • Pharmacy-house in Puka
    Pharmacy-house in Puka
  • Reservoir
    Reservoir

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Puka alevik" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
Preceding station Elron Following station
Palupera
towards Tallinn
 Tallinn–Tartu–Valga Mägiste
towards Valga


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