Räpina

Räpina
Räpinä (in Võro)
Town

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Coat of arms
Räpina
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°5′52″N 27°27′51″E / 58.09778°N 27.46417°E / 58.09778; 27.46417Coordinates: 58°5′52″N 27°27′51″E / 58.09778°N 27.46417°E / 58.09778; 27.46417
Country  Estonia
County Põlva County
Municipality Räpina Parish
Population (2017)
  Total 2,219
  Rank 27th
Website www.rapina.ee

Räpina (Võro: 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 the paper factory what started work in 1734.

Räpina keskväljak

Notable people

  • Paul Haavaoks (1924-1983), poet and writer
  • Aapo Ilves (born 1970), poet, writer, artist and musician

References

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