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Otepää
Sign in to saveOtepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Otepää
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Otepää - wmee-007.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Otepää Town Hall
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Estonia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Estonia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Estonia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 25px Valga County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 25px Otepää Parish
- Settlement.population_total
- 2155
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_rank
- 35th
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Otepää
- Population
- 2155
- Area
- 6.22
- Image
- Otepää - wmee-007.jpg
- Licence plate code
- G
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- Commons category
- Otepää
- P6482
- Otepää
- native label
- Odenpäh
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Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. 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.
The name Otepää means 'Ott's Head' in South Estonian, where ott is a euphemism for 'bear'.
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