Põltsamaa
Põltsamaa, a little town in central Estonia on the Põltsamaa River, is the centre of Estonian wine production and home to a 13th-century castle whose surviving walls enclose St. Nicholas Church and several other buildings around a central square. First recorded in 1234, the town served as capital of the Livonian Kingdom from 1570 to 1578, and in the 18th century became a hub of the Enlightenment in northern Livonia, hosting the first private printing house in the Russian Empire and the first Estonian-language periodical.
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- Population3,933
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 35 km21 mi
Nearest airports
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Põltsamaa: quick answers
Where is Põltsamaa?
Põltsamaa is in Estonia, about 39 km24 miles in a straight line from Viljandi.
How do you get to Põltsamaa?
The nearest airport is Tartu (TAY), about 57 min away by road. The nearest train station is Võhma, about 23 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Põltsamaa?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -5°C23°F. The wettest month is June, with about 84 mm3.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Põltsamaa?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 3 restaurants, 1 café and 5 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.