Väimela
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Väimela is a small borough
() in Võru Parish
, Võru County
in southeastern Estonia
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Väimela is situated 5 km from Võru
and it is first mentioned in historical materials in 1403. Võru County Vocational Training Centre
is situated in Väimela.
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 Võru Parish
Võru Parish
Võru Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 4,770 and an area of 202.23 km².-Settlements:Small boroughsKose - Parksepa - VäimelaVillages...
, Võru County
Võru County
Võrumaa or Võru maakond officially, is a county in Southern Estonia. It is bordered to the north by the Põlva County and the Lake Pihkva; to the west by Valga County; to the south by Latvia; and to the east by the Russian Federation....
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...
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Väimela is situated 5 km from Võru
Võru
Võru is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish.-History:Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, by the order of Riga Governor general count George Browne, on the...
and it is first mentioned in historical materials in 1403. Võru County Vocational Training Centre
Võru County Vocational Training Centre
Võru County Vocational Training Centre is a modern educational institution in Väimela, Võrumaa, South-Estonia, which offers professional higher education, secondary vocational education and professional pre-training study programmes.-History:VCVTC was established in September 1999 as a result of a...
is situated in Väimela.