Laatre is a village in Abja Parish

Abja Parish

Abja Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. It has a population of 2,719 and an area of .-Settlements:TownAbja-PaluojaVillages...

, Viljandi County

Viljandi County

Viljandi County , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. 55,657 people live in Viljandi County – constituting 4.2% of the total population in Estonia ....

 in southern Estonia

Estonia

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. It's located in a pocket bordered by Latvia

Latvia

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 in the south, west and east, the only access to elsewhere Estonia is from the north. The town of Mõisaküla

Mõisaküla

Mõisaküla is a town and a municipality in south-western Estonia, in Viljandi County.-History:Mõisaküla arose on the fens of Abja manor. It became a town in 1 May 1938....

 is located just northwest. Laatre has a population of 48 (as of 2011).

Laatre Manor (Moiseküll) was first mentioned in 1504. The name "Laatre" is derived from the Plater

Plater

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s, the owners of the manor in the 17th century.

Writer August Kitzberg (1855–1927) was born in Laatre.