Kanepi Parish
Kanepi Parish
Kanepi vald | |
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Kanepi church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kanepi Parish within Põlva County | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Põlva |
| Administrative centre | Kanepi |
| Government | |
| • Municipality Governor | Helen Rebane (unaffiliated) |
| Area | |
• Total | 524.68 km2 (202.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 4,429 |
| • Density | 8.441/km2 (21.86/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-284 |
| Website | [1] |
Kanepi Parish (Estonian: Kanepi vald) is a rural municipality in Estonia, located in Põlva County. It has a population of 4,662 (as of 1 January 2020) and covers an area of 524.68 km2 (202.58 sq mi).[1] The administrative centre is Kanepi.
It was established in 2017 through the merger of Valgjärve, Kõlleste, and Kanepi Parish.[2]
History
The historical parish of Kanepi was created in 1675, from outer areas of the Põlva, Urvaste and Otepää parishes, and contained most of what now makes up the modern parish.[3] The parish's name most likely derives from the estonian word kanep ("cannabis"), and is connected to the area's history of making clothes from hemp fiber.[4]
The parish in its current form was created on 21 October 2017, as a result of country-wide administrative reform which combined the former parishes of Valgjärve, Kõlleste and Kanepi, which had existed since 1991.[5]
In June 2019, the mayor of the parish, Piret Rammul, visited Romania and signed a contract of collaboration with the romanian parish of Apa, in Satu Mare County.[6]
In July 2022, the parish opened a maze made using hemp plants in Saverna, alonside the Tartu–Võru highway, in a similar fashion to corn mazes which had been created elsewhere in the country.[7][8] The maze was intended to promote industrial uses of the plant, as well as the parish itself.[7] Kerli Koor, the municipality's cultural advisor, noted that the maze's field was sown with Estonia's first variant of hempseed. She also stated that recent population growth indicated that the parish "stood out" for the quality of its services, not just its coat of arms.[7]
Demographics
Population
According to Statistics Estonia, on 1 January 2026 the parish had 4,429 residents, of which 2,253 (50.9%) were women and 2,176 (49.1%) were men.[9]
Religion
In the 2021 census of at least 15-years old residents 11.2 per cent declared themselves Lutheran, 2.6 per cent declared themselves Orthodox, 1.3 per cent as others Christians. 83.2 per cent declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 1.7 per cent of the population followed other religions or their affiliation remained unknown in the census. [10]
Geography
The lakes Aalupi, Erastvere and Hüüdre are located in Kanepi Parish.
2017-2018 insignia selection
After the 2017 merger with Valgjärve and Kõlleste parishes, the Kanepi Parish was looking for a new flag and coat of arms. As Kanep is the Estonian word for cannabis,[11] there were several proposed versions of a flag and coat of arms with the cannabis leaf in it.
In an online poll to choose from the seven finalist designs, a cannabis leaf design won with an overwhelming majority of 12,000 votes, far larger than the parish population of 5,000.[12][13]
In May 2018, the city council held a vote on officially adopting the proposed flag, which passed with a 9-8 majority.[14] On 15 May 2018, the municipality's mayor Andrus Seeme announced that the cannabis leaf flag would become official,[15] and on 13 July 2018 the flag was raised outside the Kanepi municipal building.
Gallery
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TV mast in Pikareinu village
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On the road between Saverna and Valgjärve
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Schoolhouse in Saverna
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Watermill in Roti, the village of Hurmi
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Between Saverna and Valgjärve
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A lake in Kooraste area
See also
References
- ^ "Kanepi rural municipality". Statistics Estonia. Statistics Estonia. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "kanepi.ee".
- ^ "Tutvustus ja asukoht". Kanepi vald (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "Kanepi". Словарь эстонских топонимов (in Estonian). Eesti Keele Instituut. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ Vabariigi Valitsus (1 February 2017). "Kanepi valla, Kõlleste valla ja Valgjärve valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Kanepi vald alustab koostööd Rumeenias asuva Apa vallaga". Lõuna-Eesti Postimees (in Estonian). 21 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Mõttus, Mirjam (20 July 2022). "Gallery: Kanepi Municipality opens hemp maze to promote municipality, hemp". ERR. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ ERR (7 August 2025). "Estonian corn maze favorite back with new design for 14th summer". ERR. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ Statistikaamet. "RV0282U: POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1 JANUARY". stat.ee. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "stat.ee".
- ^ "Kanepi füsioloogia". Perfect Plant (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Estonian district votes to get cannabis leaf flag". BBC News from Elsewhere. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Kanepi Municipality residents choose cannabis leaf for flag, coat of arms". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) (Estonian Public Broadcasting). 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Estonia's Kanepi town adopts cannabis leaf flag after online poll". BBC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Estonian municipality of Kanepi puts cannabis leaf on flag". Canoe.com. Quebecor Media. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
Andrus Seeme, mayor for Kanepi's 2,500 souls, says a referendum was held in late 2017 and 80 per cent picked the winning design — a silver cannabis leaf on a green shield — out of seven designs.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)