Põlva is a town in southeastern Estonia, the county seat of Põlva County and the centre of Põlva Parish, known in German as Pölwe. The name appears in the historical record in 1452 and seems to come from the Estonian word for knee, with a legend that a girl was immured in a kneeling position in St. Mary's Church to keep the devil away. The town grew up around that church, built about 1240 by Bernardine monks, and was an old military crossroad between the north and south of Livonia. A railway from Tartu to Petseri reached it in 1931, and it grew rapidly once it became the centre of the Põlva raion in 1950. It grew around an artificial lake and gained town rights on 10 August 1993. It hosts the Intsikurmu Music Festival Grounds, and its Serviti Handball Club has won several Estonian championships.
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Part Of: Estonia, Lead, location
is a town in southeastern Estonia, the county seat of
On Continent: Europe, Lead, location
is a town in southeastern Estonia, the county seat of
Capital Of: Põlva County, Lead, county seat
the county seat of Põlva County
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