Põltsamaa
Põltsamaa (German: Oberpahlen) is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia.
The town stands on the Põltsamaa River, and it features a 13th-century castle.
Põltsamaa | |
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Town | |
 Põltsamaa castle and church | |
  Põltsamaa Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°39′19″N 25°58′37″E / 58.65528°N 25.97694°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Jõgeva County |
| Municipality | Põltsamaa Parish |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,933 |
| • Rank | 25th |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Demographics
| Ethnicity | 1922 | 1934 | 1941 | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2000 | 2011 | 2021 | ||||||||||
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| amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | amount | % | |
| Estonians | 1997 | 95.1 | 2528 | 96.9 | 2819 | 98.9 | 3526 | 96.2 | 4307 | 95.2 | 4705 | 96.2 | 5055 | 97.1 | 4725 | 97.4 | 4104 | 98.0 | 4006 | 96.5 |
| Russians | 32 | 1.52 | 25 | 0.96 | 19 | 0.67 | - | - | 122 | 2.70 | 95 | 1.94 | 65 | 1.25 | 56 | 1.15 | 40 | 0.96 | 46 | 1.11 |
| Ukrainians | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0.15 | 8 | 0.16 | 10 | 0.19 | - | - | 10 | 0.24 | 17 | 0.41 |
| Belarusians | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0.31 | 12 | 0.25 | 11 | 0.21 | - | - | 4 | 0.10 | 5 | 0.12 |
| Finns | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.04 | - | - | 41 | 0.91 | 46 | 0.94 | 43 | 0.83 | - | - | 15 | 0.36 | 20 | 0.48 |
| Jews | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.02 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Latvians | - | - | 4 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 4 | 0.09 | 7 | 0.14 | 5 | 0.10 | - | - | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Germans | 46 | 2.19 | 39 | 1.49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 0.20 | 9 | 0.17 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tatars | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 0.06 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Poles | - | - | 5 | 0.19 | 5 | 0.18 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0.04 | 2 | 0.04 | - | - | 3 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lithuanians | - | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | - | - | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.02 | - | - | 2 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 |
| unknown | 2 | 0.10 | 4 | 0.15 | 4 | 0.14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0.16 | 3 | 0.07 | 41 | 0.99 |
| other | 22 | 1.05 | 2 | 0.08 | 3 | 0.11 | 141 | 3.85 | 26 | 0.57 | 4 | 0.08 | 2 | 0.04 | 60 | 1.24 | 6 | 0.14 | 10 | 0.24 |
| Total | 2100 | 100 | 2609 | 100 | 2851 | 100 | 3667 | 100 | 4523 | 100 | 4893 | 100 | 5207 | 100 | 4849 | 100 | 4188 | 100 | 4150 | 99.8 |
Gallery
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Monument to the Estonian War of Independence -
Põltsamaa Felix is the biggest local employer. -
Põltsamaa cemetery
References
External links
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