Abja-Paluoja

Abja-Paluoja
Fire depot
Abja-Paluoja
Coordinates: 58°07′33″N 25°21′31″E / 58.12583°N 25.35861°E / 58.12583; 25.35861Coordinates: 58°07′33″N 25°21′31″E / 58.12583°N 25.35861°E / 58.12583; 25.35861
Country	Estonia
County	Viljandi County
Municipality	Abja Parish
Town rights	1993
Population (1 September 2006)
• Total	1,406
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)

Abja-Paluoja is a town in Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Abja Parish.

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.

External links

Abja Parish
Abja Gymnasium (Estonian)

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 Abja Parish

Town	Abja-Paluoja

Villages	Abja-Vanamõisa Abjaku Atika Kamara Laatre Lasari Penuja Põlde Räägu Raamatu Saate Sarja Umbsoo Veelikse Veskimäe

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