Voisiku
Encyclopedia
Võisiku is a village in Põltsamaa Parish
, Jõgeva County
, in central Estonia
. It's located about 5 km southwest from the town of Põltsamaa
. Võisiku has a population of 376 (as of 2010).
Chess player and endgame composer Friedrich Amelung
was born at Võisiku Manor in 1842.
Põltsamaa Parish
Põltsamaa is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2722 and an area of 416.9 km² .-Villages:...
, Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County , or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to...
, in central Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It's located about 5 km southwest from the town of Põltsamaa
Põltsamaa
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. Võisiku has a population of 376 (as of 2010).
Chess player and endgame composer Friedrich Amelung
Friedrich Amelung
Friedrich Ludwig Balthasar Amelung was a Baltic German chess player, endgame composer, and journalist.Amelung was born at Võisiku manor in Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire . He played a few games with Adolf Anderssen, Gustav Neumann, Carl Mayet, Emil Schallopp, Andreas Ascharin,...
was born at Võisiku Manor in 1842.
External links
- Võisiku Manor at Estonian Manors Portal