Kurese

Village in Estonia
Village in Pärnu County, Estonia
Kurese
Village
Country Estonia
CountyPärnu County
ParishLääneranna Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kurese is a village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia.[1]

It has no permanent population, but dating of burial sites indicates that it is at least 1000 years old. The Soontagana stronghold is 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) away, and the village may be older than this. Until the Second World War it had 23 farms but, because there was resistance after war, many people were deported to Siberia by the Soviet authorities and the last permanent resident died in 1973. Very old stone fences and fields are preserved in the village.

References

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
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58°38′N 24°09′E / 58.633°N 24.150°E / 58.633; 24.150


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