Puka, Estonia

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Puka
Small borough
Puka is located in Estonia
Puka
Puka
Location in Estonia
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Country  Estonia
County Valgamaa lipp.svg Valga County
Municipality Puka valla lipp.gif Puka Parish
Population (2011 Census[1])
 • Total 580

Puka is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Puka Parish. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 580.[1]

Architect Georg Hellat (1870–1943) was born in Puka.

On 1 May 1897, a military train derailed 3 km north of Puka. 58 people were killed and 44 deeply wounded in the accident.[2]

Gallery

  • Railway station

  • Elamu Pukas Kesk 6.jpg

  • Pharmacy-house in Puka

  • Reservoir

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Previous station
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Station on eastward lines		 Next station
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Puka		 Mägiste Human-go-next.svg

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