Laatre
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Laatre is a small borough
() in Valga County
in southern Estonia
, located about 16 km northeast of the town of Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Tõlliste Parish. Laatre has a population of 238 (as of 2011) and an area of 2.024 km².
Laatre Manor (Välek, later Fölk) was first mentioned in 1555. The name "Laatre" is derived from one of the owners of the manor the Plater
s.
There are two churches in Laatre: St. Lawrence Lutherian church and Orthodox church.
Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...
() 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 southern 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...
, located about 16 km northeast of the town of Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Tõlliste Parish. Laatre has a population of 238 (as of 2011) and an area of 2.024 km².
Laatre Manor (Välek, later Fölk) was first mentioned in 1555. The name "Laatre" is derived from one of the owners of the manor the Plater
Plater
Plater is a surname, and may refer to:People* Alan Plater , English playwright and screenwriter* Bobby Plater , American jazz alto saxophonist* Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk , American architect...
s.
There are two churches in Laatre: St. Lawrence Lutherian church and Orthodox church.