Hellenurme is a village in Valga County

Valga County

Valga County , or Valgamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. Its capital is Valga, which is located on the Estonian-Latvian border. It is situated in southern part of the country and borders Põlva County and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and to the west, Viljandi County and Tartu...

 in southeastern Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It is located about 10 km (6 mi) south of the town of Elva

Elva, Estonia

Elva is a town and a municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. It has a population of 5,762 and an area of 9.92k m².Elva has two larger lakes. Lake Verevi has a sandy and well-developed beach area that is very popular in the summer and is host to many outdoor events. Lake Arbi has wet reed grown shores...

 and about 11 km (7 mi) northwest of the town of Otepää

Otepää

Otepää is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it's the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Town has a population of 2,189 . Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia...

. Hellenurme is the administrative centre of Palupera Parish. The village has a population of 170 (as of 1 January 2011).

Hellenurme Manor (Hellenorm) was first mentioned in 1641, when it belonged to the Wrangells. After the Great Northern War

Great Northern War

The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...

 the ownders were the Dückers and Bruiningks, from 1850 till dispossession in 1919 it belonged to the Middendorffs. The one-storey main building was built out of stone in the end of the 18th century and was changed in the 19th century. Nowadays a nursery and a kindergadten operate there. About a kilometre from the manor's centre is a Classicist chapel and family graveyard of the von Middendorff family. The world-famous zoologist and explorer Alexander von Middendorff

Alexander von Middendorff

Alexander Theodor von Middendorff was a Baltic German zoologist and explorer.- Early life :Middendorff's mother Sophia Johanson was an Estonian peasant girl who had been sent to Saint Petersburg for education by her parents. There she met with the future director of the St...

 who lived in the manor from 1842 to 1845 is buried there. 1865–1866 Estonian national awakening leader Jakob Hurt

Jakob Hurt

Jakob Hurt was a notable Estonian folklorist, theologist, and linguist. With respect to the latter, he is perhaps best known for his dissertation on "pure" -ne stem nouns...

 was a private tutor in Hellenurme Manor.

The Tartu

Tartu

Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

–Valga railway passes Hellenurme on its western side; the nearest station is located 4 km away in Palupera

Palupera

Palupera is a village in Palupera Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia. It's located about northwest of the town of Otepää and about southwest of the town of Elva. Palupera has a population of 198 ....

village.

External links

• Hellenurme Manor at Estonian Manors Portal
• Hellenurme watermill