Auvere

59.342527.9375Koordinaten: 59 ° 21 ' N, 27 ° 56 ' E

Auvere ( German dock) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Vaivara ( Vaivara vald ). It is located in Ida -Viru county (East Wierland ) in northeastern Estonia.

Description and History

The village has 22 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2012). The place was first mentioned in documents in 1361.

The first village school was founded in 1864. 1872 was inaugurated with the completion of the railway line from Tallinn to Saint Petersburg Train Station Auvere. He was dressed in Tsarist period the name Korf ( станция Корф ). In 1980 the historic station building was demolished and replaced by a new one.

In the 1960s, a powerhouse was built in Auvere, which began full operation in 1973. It worked with the present in the oil shale region. On May 4, 2012, the cornerstone was laid for the latest oil shale power plant.

Best of Auvere

The estate of Auvere was founded in mid -17th century during the Estonia has ratified the Swedish Empire. The farmers of Auvere were regarded as particularly recalcitrant to their landlords. Two uprisings in 1806 and 1858 had to be put down.

End of the 19th century bought two Estonian farmers the estate. Their descendants were dispossessed during the Estonian land reform of 1919. In 1990, shortly before the secession of Estonia by the Soviet Union, the heirs were given back the land. The historic core of the goods has not survived, but several outbuildings.

Battle of Auvere

At the end of the Second World War heavy fighting between the German Wehrmacht and the Red Army took place at Auvere. From February to July 1944 was the front here. The village buildings were almost completely destroyed. On 24-25. July 1944 it came to the decisive Battle of Auvere between the 8th Soviet Army and the III. SS Panzer Corps. It also Estonians fought on both warring sides against each other.

The battle ended with a German defensive victory. On the Soviet side about 8,000 soldiers lost their lives. For the fallen Soviet soldiers monument was inaugurated in Russian in 1974.

Sons and daughters of the town

The most famous son of the town was the surveyor and astronomer Carl Friedrich Tenner, who was born 1783 in Auvere the son of the estate manager.