Põltsamaa Parish

Põltsamaa Parish

Põltsamaa vald
Põltsamaa Parish Põltsamaa vald
Municipality of Estonia
	Põltsamaa river
	Flag Coat of arms
	Põltsamaa Parish within Jõgeva County.
Country	Estonia
County	Jõgeva County
Administrative centre	Põltsamaa
Area
• Total	889.56 km2 (343.46 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	9,860
• Density	11.1/km2 (28.7/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-618
Website	www.poltsamaa.ee

Põltsamaa (Estonian: Põltsamaa vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County.^[1] It has a population of 2722 (2001) and an area of 416.9 km² (161.0 mi²).

Populated places

Põltsamaa Parish has one town, 3 small boroughs, and around 60 villages.

Religion

Religion in Põltsamaa Parish (2021)

Unaffiliated (81.8%)
Lutheran (13.9%)
Orthodox (1.80%)
Others Christians (0.80%)
Others Religions (1.70%)
0.00%

Notable people

Friedrich Amelung (1842 in Võisiku – 1909), a Baltic German cultural historian, businessman and chess endgame composer.
Karl August Hermann (1851 in Võhmanõmme – 1909), writer, publicist, linguist and composer.
Mihkel Pung (1876 in Põltsamaa Parish – 1941), politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Johannes-Friedrich Zimmermann (1882 in Sosva – 1942), politician, Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1929 to 1931 and in 1932.
Karl Tõnisson (1883 in Umbusi – 1962), a writer and religious figure who engaged with Buddhism in Estonia
Artur Tupits (1892 in Põltsamaa Parish – 1941), politician, Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture in the 1930's
Ants Paju (1944 in Tamsi – 2011), politician, journalist, athlete and engineer.

References

↑ "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

58°27′0″N 26°10′0″E / 58.45000°N 26.16667°E / 58.45000; 26.16667

[KNR-1] "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

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Populated places

Towns

Small boroughs

Villages

Religion

Notable people

References