Otepää

Otepää
Town of Estonia
Otepää Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Otepää Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°03′26″N 26°29′54″E / 58.05722°N 26.49833°E / 58.05722; 26.49833
Country	Estonia
County	Valga County
Municipality	Otepää Parish
Population (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 is 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). During the 2005–2006 season it became the site for FIS Cross-Country World Cup events.

Otepää borough gained its town rights on 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]

Gallery

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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.
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  Otepää cultural building

References

External links

• Otepää Parish (Estonian)

Coordinates: 58°03′N 26°30′E / 58.050°N 26.500°E / 58.050; 26.500

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Otepää.

Cities and towns (Linnad) of Estonia
Abja-Paluoja Antsla Elva Haapsalu Jõgeva Jõhvi Kallaste Kärdla Karksi-Nuia Kehra Keila Kilingi-Nõmme Kiviõli Kohtla-Järve Kunda Kuressaare Lihula Loksa Maardu Mõisaküla Mustvee Narva Narva-Jõesuu Otepää Paide Paldiski Pärnu Põltsamaa Põlva Püssi Rakvere Räpina Rapla Saue Sillamäe Sindi Suure-Jaani Tallinn Tamsalu Tapa Tartu Tõrva Türi Valga Viljandi Võhma Võru
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	Arula Ilmjärve Kääriku Kassiratta Kastolatsi Kaurutootsi Koigu Mägestiku Mäha Märdi Nüpli Otepää Pedajamäe Pilkuse Pühajärve Raudsepa Sihva Tõutsi Truuta Vana-Otepää Vidrike