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Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Before 2017, it was the administrative centre of Abja Parish.

Abja-Paluoja
Main street in Abja-Paluoja
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Coordinates: 58°07′33″N 25°21′31″E
Country	Estonia
County	Viljandi County
Municipality	Mulgi Parish
Town status	1993
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	1,057
• Rank	44th
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)

Abja-Paluoja was first mentioned in 1505. Abja-Paluoja gained town rights in 1993 and became a sovereign municipality but in 1998 it was merged into surrounding rural municipality Abja Parish.

Since 1940, the Abja Gymnasium has offered secondary education. The kindergarten in Abja-Paluoja was founded in 1912.

Writer, journalist and cartoonist Karl August Hindrey was born at Abja Manor in 1875. Historian Mati Laur was born in Abja-Paluoja in 1955. Filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, journalist, and historian Riho Västrik was born in Abja-Paluoja in 1965.[2]

Gallery

Park in central Abja-Paluoja
Abja Museum in the historic bank and post office building
Old railway station
Fire depot
Bus station
Sports and Health Centre

References

Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia.
Keil, Andres (20 December 2008). "Riho Västrik: teadmisest on vähe, tahan kogeda". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian).

External links

Abja Gymnasium (in Estonian)

v t e Cities and towns 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.

v t e Settlements in Mulgi Parish
Towns	Abja-Paluoja Karksi-Nuia Mõisaküla
Small boroughs	Halliste Õisu
Villages	Abja-Vanamõisa Abjaku Ainja Allaste Äriküla Atika Ereste Hirmuküla Hõbemäe Kaarli Kalvre Kamara Karksi Kõvaküla Kulla Laatre Lasari Leeli Lilli Mäeküla Maru Metsaküla Mõõnaste Morna Mulgi Muri Naistevalla Niguli Oti Päidre Päigiste Pärsi Penuja Põlde Polli Pöögle Pornuse Räägu Raamatu Raja Rimmu Saate Saksaküla Sammaste Sarja Sudiste Suuga Tilla Toosi Tuhalaane Ülemõisa Umbsoo Univere Uue-Kariste Vabamatsi Vana-Kariste Veelikse Veskimäe

На других языках

[de] Abja-Paluoja

Abja-Paluoja (deutsch Abia-Palloja) ist eine Stadt im Süden Estlands. Die Stadt gehört verwaltungsmäßig zur Gemeinde Mulgi (bis 2017 Abja) im Kreis Viljandi. Sie liegt an der Südseite des Urstromtals von Halliste und erstreckt sich bis zum 56,7 Hektar großen See Kariste.

- [en] Abja-Paluoja

[ru] Абья-Палуоя

А́бья-Па́луоя (эст. Abja-Paluoja) — город на юге Эстонии волости Мульги уезда Вильяндимаа.

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