Country Estonia Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 217.4 km² Local time Monday 10:40 PM | County Valga County Website www.otepaa.ee Population 2,189 (11 Jan 2009) Municipality Otepää Parish | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind W at 23 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Town has a population of 2,189 (as of 1 November 2009). Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer capital" Pärnu). During the 2005–2006 season it became the site for FIS Cross-Country World Cup events.
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Otepää borough gained its town rights on 1 April 1936.
The earliest surviving firearm in Europe has been found in the ancient castle of Otepää and it dates to at least 1396.
References
Otepää Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA