Rahinge | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
Coordinates: | 58.3792°N 26.6164°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Tartu County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Tartu urban municipality |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1582 |
Population Total: | 352 |
Population As Of: | 31.12.2010 |
Rahinge is a village in Tartu urban municipality, Tartu County, Estonia. It is located about 6km (04miles) west of the city of Tartu. Rahinge has a population of 352 (as of 31 December 2010).[1] Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, Rahinge was located in Tähtvere Parish.
Rahinge was first mentioned in 1582 and has borne the names of Rahinik, Rahhingo and Rahingu.[2]
Poet Karl Eduard Sööt (1862–1950) spent his childhood in Rahinge.[2]