Kuningamäe
Kuningamäe | |
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Kuningamäe Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°38′57″N 25°56′14″E / 58.64917°N 25.93722°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Jõgeva County |
| Municipality | Põltsamaa Parish |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 84 |
Kuningamäe is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. It is located just west of the town of Põltsamaa. Kuningamäe has a populstion of 84 (as of 2010).
Earlier Kuningamäe was a location of Vana-Põltsamaa Manor's cattle manor Königsberg, which has also been associated with the residence of Duke Magnus. In 1766 Johann Woldemar von Lauw established a hospital and pharmacy in Kuningamäe. The director Peter Ernst Wilde founded a medical school and a print shop where he published the first Estonian periodical Lühhike öppetus and the first Estonian medical manual Arsti ramat.