Laatre, Viljandi County

Village in Estonia

Village in Viljandi County, Estonia

Laatre

Village

Laatre station building

Laatre

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 58°00′23″N 25°16′54″E﻿ / ﻿58.00639°N 25.28167°E﻿ / 58.00639; 25.28167
Country| Estonia
County| Viljandi County
Municipality| Mulgi Parish
First mentioned| 1504
Government

• Village elder| Viktor Õigus[1]
Area

• Total

| 13.59 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Population

(2011[1])

• Total

| 48
• Density| 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Website| www.hot.ee/l/laatrekyla

Laatre is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in southern Estonia.[2] It's located in a pocket bordered by Latvia in the south, west and east, the only access to elsewhere Estonia is from the north. The town of Mõisaküla is located just northwest. Laatre has a population of 48 (as of 2011).[1]

Laatre Manor (Moiseküll) was first mentioned in 1504. The name "Laatre" is derived from the Platers, the owners of the manor in the 17th century.[3]

Writer August Kitzberg (1855–1927) was born in Laatre.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Külad" (in Estonian). Abja vald. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
3. ^ a b "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Laatre küla. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.

## External links

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* Unofficial website (in Estonian)

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Settlements in Mulgi Parish

Towns|

* Abja-Paluoja
* Karksi-Nuia
* Mõisaküla

Small boroughs|

* Halliste
* Õisu

Villages|

* Abja-Vanamõisa
* Abjaku
* Ainja
* Allaste
* Äriküla
* Atika
* Ereste
* Hirmuküla
* Hõbemäe
* Kaarli
* Kalvre
* Kamara
* Karksi
* Kõvaküla
* Kulla
* Laatre
* Lasari
* Leeli
* Lilli
* Mäeküla
* Maru
* Metsaküla
* Mõõnaste
* Morna
* Mulgi
* Muri
* Naistevalla
* Niguli
* Oti
* Päidre
* Päigiste
* Pärsi
* Penuja
* Põlde
* Polli
* Pöögle
* Pornuse
* Räägu
* Raamatu
* Raja
* Rimmu
* Saate
* Saksaküla
* Sammaste
* Sarja
* Sudiste
* Suuga
* Tilla
* Toosi
* Tuhalaane
* Ülemõisa
* Umbsoo
* Univere
* Uue-Kariste
* Vabamatsi
* Vana-Kariste
* Veelikse
* Veskimäe

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