Valgemetsa

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Valgemetsa
Village
Country Estonia
CountyPõlva County
ParishPõlva Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Valgemetsa is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.[1]

It is located by the Ahja River near the Tartu-Petseri Railway.

The village was founded after the completion of the railway between 1927 and 1931.

In the 1930s Valgemetsa became a popular holiday location for artists and writers, notably Elmar Kits. Since then, other artists have spent time at the village, painting the landscape. These include, Saskia Kasemaa, Harri Pudersell and Ida Anton-Agu.

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Preceding station Elron Following station
Vastse-Kuuste
towards Tallinn
Tallinn–Tartu–Koidula Kiidjärve
towards Koidula

58°09′N 26°59′E / 58.150°N 26.983°E / 58.150; 26.983