Puka, Estonia
| Puka | |
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| Small borough | |
  Puka Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E / 58.05306°N 26.24111°ECoordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E / 58.05306°N 26.24111°E | |
| Country |
 Estonia |
| County |
 Valga County |
| Municipality |
 Puka Parish |
| Population (2011 Census[1]) | |
| • Total | 580 |
Puka (German: Bockenhof) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Puka Parish. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 580.[1]
Architect Georg Hellat (1870–1943) was born in Puka.
On 1 May 1897, a military train derailed 3 km north of Puka. 58 people were killed and 44 deeply wounded in the accident.[2]
Gallery
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Railway station
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Pharmacy-house in Puka
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Reservoir
References
- 1 2 "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "Puka alevik" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
External links
- Puka Parish (Estonian)
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