Abja-Vanamõisa

Abja-Vanamõisa (also known as Tümpsi) is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. It's located about 4 km (2 mi) west of the town of Abja-Paluoja and 7 km east of Mõisaküla, between the Valga–Uulu (Valga–Pärnu) road (nr. 8) and the Estonia–Latvia border. Abja-Vanamõisa has a population of 95 (as of 1 January 2012).[1]

Abja-Vanamõisa
Village
The old Abja Flax Factory, c. 1920
Abja-Vanamõisa
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°06′24″N 25°18′03″E
CountryEstonia
CountyViljandi County
MunicipalityMulgi Parish
First mentioned1583
Population
 (01.01.2012[1])
 • Total95

The village was first mentioned in 1583 when the Livonian War was ending. In 1811 a manor known as Friedrichsheim was established in the village by detaching the lands from the nearby Abja Manor. It's known that a school operated in Vanamõisa already in 1838. In 1914 a flax factory which is considered to be the first in Estonia[2] was established by engineer Mats Kissa (1887–1956) in Vanamõisa. The factory was closed in 1990.[3]

Soviet admiral Johan Ludri (1895–1937) was born in Ärma farmstead in Abja-Vanamõisa.[3]

Popular Estonian organic dairy products producer Pajumäe Farm is located in Abja-Vanaõisa.

References
  1. "Külad" (in Estonian). Abja vald. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  2. "Abja-Vanamõisa küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  3. "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). MTÜ Abja-Vanamõisa Selts. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2012.


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