Kõrveküla

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Kõrveküla
Kõrveküla library and elementary school
Kõrveküla library and elementary school
Kõrveküla is located in Estonia
Kõrveküla
Kõrveküla
Coordinates: 58°25′27″N 26°46′56″E / 58.42417°N 26.78222°E / 58.42417; 26.78222
CountryEstonia
CountyTartu County
Population
 • Total733
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

Kõrveküla is a small borough (alevik) in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 733.[1] There is also commune administration.[citation needed]

The composer, choral conductor, and organist Miina Härma (1864–1941) was born at the schoolhouse in Kõrveküla. Today the building hosts a museum dedicated to her life and career.

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  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

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