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# Põlva

A settlement in Estonia.

## English name

**Põlva** — Official Estonian Latin-script name retained in English.

Other forms in use:

- **Pölwe** — German historical name explicitly recorded in the English locality history.
- **Polva** — Diacritic-free form of Põlva for English indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Polwe** — Diacritic-free form of Pölwe for English indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.

## French name

**Põlva** — Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.

Other forms in use:

- **Polva** — Diacritic-free form of Põlva for French indexing; independent prose frequency unverified.

## About

Põlva is a town in southeastern Estonia and the centre of Põlva County. Its medieval church stands near a lake in the town centre.

## Notes

Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Põlva ; https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45100 ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Põlva.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q45100](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45100) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/estonia/polva/?format=json)


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