Ahja

Coordinates: 58°12′14″N 27°4′24″E / 58.20389°N 27.07333°E / 58.20389; 27.07333
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This article is about the settlement in Põlva County. For the river, see
Ahja River
.
Ahja
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Small lake on Ahja territory
Friedebert Tuglas Museum and library

Ahja is a

Ahja River, it is located 191  km  southeast of Tallinn and about 16km north of Põlva
.

Ahja manor

The earliest references to Ahja estate (

reductions
.

In 1716, it was given to Christina Glück, the widow of

St. Petersburg
.

In 1770, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz became for two years the manager of the estate. Later, it belonged to various Baltic German families. One of these was the von Brasch, who built a burial chapel, still standing, for their family members in the manor park.[3][4]

See also

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  2. ^ a b Spotting History. "Ahja Manor". SpottingHistory.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ISBN 9949-10-117-4
    .
  4. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5
    .

External links
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