Verevi

This article is about the village in Rannu Parish. For the lake in Elva, see Lake Verevi.
Verevi
village
Verevi

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 58°22′37″N 26°11′26″E / 58.37694°N 26.19056°E / 58.37694; 26.19056Coordinates: 58°22′37″N 26°11′26″E / 58.37694°N 26.19056°E / 58.37694; 26.19056
Country Estonia
County Tartu County
Municipality Rannu Parish
First mentioned 1582
Population (01.01.2010[1])
 • Total 38

Verevi is a village in Rannu Parish, Tartu County, in southern Estonia. It has a population of 38 (as of 1 January 2010).[1]

Verevi is bodrered to the west by Lake Võrtsjärv, to the north by Emajõgi River, to the east by Sangla bog and to the south by Suure-Rakke village. The Tartu–Viljandi road (nr. 92) passes Verevi on its western side, just before Võrtsjärv

Verevi was first mentioned in 1582 as Werva Wielka. But the place itself was inhabited a long time before, as proven by ancient gravesites.[2]

The bridge of Tartu–Viljandi road over the Emajõgi near its source the Lake Võrtsjärv, on the northwestern side of Verevi.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rannu valla arengukava 2010–2016" (PDF) (in Estonian). Rannu vald. p. 5. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Verevi küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
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