Kambja
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Kambja is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Tartu County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kambja Parish.
Earlier there was located Vastse-Kambja manor (Neu-Kamby).[1]
St. Martin's Church
Kambja Church burned down several times, but was always rebuilt. The first mention of Kambja and the church at its present location dates to as early as 1330. After the first fire in 1558, it took 84 years to rebuild the church. Again was it destroyed in 1704 during the Great Northern War. Renovation were finished in 1721 and those walls are the basis for the present building. In 1874 an extension was built; there were ten thousand members in the parish around that time. In 1937 a new northern tower with staircases was built.
During
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Kambja include the following:
- Felix Johannes Oinas (1911–2004), folklorist, linguist, and translator[2]
Gallery
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Village and lake -
Church -
Monument to the Estonian War of Independence -
Cemetery -
School -
Lake
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See also
- SK 10 Premium Tartu
References
- ^ Vastse-Kambja, entry in Place Names Database (KNAB) [1] (retrieved 20 March 2020)
- ^ Oinas, Felix J.; Undusk, Jaan (1994). Surematu Kalevipoeg. Tallinn: K/K. p. 172.
External links
- Kambja Parish (in Estonian)
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