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Famous life · 1874

C. R. Jakobson's model farm at Kurgja

C. R. Jakobson's model farm at Kurgja
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In 1874 the journalist and politician Carl Robert Jakobson bought Kurgja farm on the Pärnu River near Vändra. He wanted to turn it into a model farm that would show Estonian peasants how modern farming worked. The same year he held Estonia's first ploughing contest at Vändra. Jakobson died here in the spring of 1882, of pneumonia, only 40 years old. Many Estonians found it strange that such a big, strong man should die like that and even suspected the doctor of killing him. He was buried in the family cemetery at Kurgja, where a monument was unveiled on his grave in 1927. The farm became a museum in 1948.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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1874. aastal ostis ajakirjanik ja poliitik Carl Robert Jakobson Vändra lähedal Pärnu jõe ääres asuva Kurgja talu. Ta tahtis teha sellest näidistalu, mis näitaks eesti talupoegadele, kuidas käib kaasaegne põllupidamine. Samal aastal korraldas ta Vändras Eesti esimese künnivõistluse. Jakobson suri siin 1882. aasta kevadtalvel kopsupõletikku, vaid 40-aastasena. Paljudele eestlastele tundus imelik, et nii suur ja tugev mees nii sureb, ning kahtlustati isegi, et arst on ta tapnud. Ta maeti Kurgja talu perekonnakalmistule, kus tema hauale avati 1927. aastal mälestussammas. Talus on 1948. aastast muuseum.

Map of the area around C. R. Jakobson's model farm at Kurgja
58.66371° N, 25.25614° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Carl Robert Jakobson; Kurgja talu. ↗

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