- Otepää
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This article is about the town. For the village in Otepää Parish, see Otepää village.
Otepää — Town of Estonia — Otepää Town Hall
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Coat of armsLocation in Estonia
OtepääCoordinates: 58°03′26″N 26°29′54″E / 58.05722°N 26.49833°E Country 
EstoniaCounty 
Valga CountyMunicipality 
Otepää ParishPopulation (01.11.2009) – Total 2,189 Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Website www.otepaa.ee Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it's the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Town has a population of 2,189 (as of 1 November 2009).[1] Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer capital" Pärnu). It is the site of an annual FIS Cross-Country World Cup event.
Otepää borough gained its town rights in 1 April 1936.
The earliest surviving firearm in Europe has been found in the ancient castle of Otepää and it dates to at least 1396.[2]
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Otepää church
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Ruins of Otepää Bishop castle
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The beach of Lake Pühajärv in Otepää.
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Monument of Estonian War of Independence
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Tehvandi skiing stadium
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Tehvandi ski jumping hill
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2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Kristina Šmigun in the focus.
References
- ^ "Rahvastik" (in Estonian). Otepää vald. http://www.otepaa.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98&Itemid=269. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ Ain Mäesalu: Otepää püss on maailma vanim
External links
- Otepää Parish (Estonian)
Coordinates: 58°03′N 26°30′E / 58.05°N 26.5°E
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Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.Settlements in Otepää Parish Town Otepää
Villages Categories:- Otepää Parish
- Cities and towns in Estonia
- Ski areas and resorts in Estonia
- Castles of the Teutonic Knights
- Valga County geography stubs
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