Keeni

Keeni
village

Keeni railway station
Keeni

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 57°57′22″N 26°16′38″E / 57.95611°N 26.27722°E / 57.95611; 26.27722Coordinates: 57°57′22″N 26°16′38″E / 57.95611°N 26.27722°E / 57.95611; 26.27722
Country Estonia
County Valga County
Municipality Sangaste Parish
First mentioned 1551
Population (01.01.2011[1])
  Total 331

Keeni is a village in Sangaste Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. It has a population of 331 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

Keeni Manor (Kehn, later Koenen, Konhöf) was first mentioned in 1551. From 1924 until its dispossession in 1920 the manor belonged to the Lilienfelds. A single-storey stone main building was constructed at the end of the 18th century, but was changed much in the 19th century. Nowadays it's again in private possession.[2]

Since 1840 a school is working in Keeni.

Keeni has a station on TartuValga railway. VõruTõrva road (nr. 69) passes through Keeni.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rahvastik" (in Estonian). Sangaste vald. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. "Keeni Manor". Estonian Manors Portal. Retrieved 12 May 2011.

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