Abja-Vanamõisa

Abja-Vanamõisa
Village
The old Abja Flax Factory, c. 1920
Abja-Vanamõisa Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°06′24″N 25°18′03″E
Country	Estonia
County	Viljandi County
Municipality	Mulgi Parish
First mentioned	1583
Population  (01.01.2012[1])
• Total	95

Abja-Vanamõisa (also known as Tümpsi) is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia.^[2] It's located about 4 km (2 mi) west of the town of Abja-Paluoja and 7 km east of Mõisaküla, between the Valga–Uulu (Valga–Pärnu) road (nr. 8) and the Estonia–Latvia border. Abja-Vanamõisa has a population of 95 (as of 1 January 2012).^[1]

The village was first mentioned in 1583 when the Livonian War was ending. In 1811 a manor known as Friedrichsheim was established in the village by detaching the lands from the nearby Abja Manor. It's known that a school operated in Vanamõisa already in 1838. In 1914 a flax factory which is considered to be the first in Estonia^[3] was established by engineer Mats Kissa (1887–1956) in Vanamõisa. The factory was closed in 1990.^[4]

Soviet admiral Johan Ludri [et] (1895–1937) was born in Ärma farmstead in Abja-Vanamõisa.^[4]

Popular Estonian organic dairy products producer Pajumäe Farm is located in Abja-Vanaõisa.

References

1. "Külad" (in Estonian). Abja vald. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
2. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^{[dead link‍]} (retrieved 28 July 2021)
3. "Abja-Vanamõisa küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
4. "Ajalugu" (in Estonian). MTÜ Abja-Vanamõisa Selts. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)
• Pajumäe farm (in Estonian)