Nõo
Nõo | |
|---|---|
2011 Census[1] ) | |
| • Total | 1,492 |
Nõo is a
Via Hanseatica). Nõo is the administrative centre of Nõo Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,492.[1]
Nõo was first mentioned in 1319 as Nughen and as a separate church parish in 1483, during the times when it belonged to the Bishopric of Dorpat.[2] Nõo St. Laurence Lutheran Church is believed to have been built around the 1250s to 1260s.[3]
According to
USSR – the Ural-1. In 1994 Nõo school was separated into Nõo Secondary Science Gymnasium and Nõo Primary School.[4][5]
Notable people
- Jaak Järv (1852–1920), writer and journalist; worked as a teacher in Nõo school
- Helen Klaos (Helen Reino, born 1983), badminton player
- Juhan Kotkas (1878–1963), violist and composer; was born in Nõo
- Aleksander Läte (1860–1948), composer; worked at the Nõo school 1883–1900
- Martin Lipp (1854–1923), poet; served as the pastor of Nõo church
- Ado Reinvald (1847–1922), writer; lived in Nõo
- Harald Tammur (1917–2001). Lutheran pastor of Nõo St. Lawrence Lutheran church from 1954 until 1979
- Eduard Tubin (1905–1982), composer and conductor; worked as a teacher in Nõo school
Gallery
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Nõo library and municipal building -
Nõo Orthodox Holy Trinity Church
References
- ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Nõo alevik" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Nõo kirik" (in Estonian). EELK. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Nõo Põhikool. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ^ "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). Nõo Reaalgümnaasium. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
External links
- Nõo Parish (in Estonian)
- Tourist Information Tartu and Tartu County - Nõo (in Estonian)
| Preceding station | Elron | Following station | ||
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| Ropka towards Tallinn
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Tallinn–Tartu–Valga
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Tõravere towards Valga
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