Paistu is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Until October 2013, it was the administrative centre of Paistu Parish and has a population of ~350. Paistu is located on the Sakala Uplands, on the watershed between Lake Peipsi and the Pärnu River. The Viraski Stream originates near the village centre, and the Sulaoja flows along the village's northwestern border. The Paistu Church and Paistu Cemetery are located in the village. Paistu village lies at the centre of the Loodi Nature Park, connecting two parts of the nature park. History The beginning of Paistu's history is considered to be the year 1234, when the place name was first mentioned in historical records in connection with the church.https://visitviljandi.ee/en/places/paistu-virgin-mary-church/ The Paistu Parish School operated in Paistu, where many important figures of the national awakening, statesmen, and scholars studied, taught, and lived.
Sights Paistu Church (also Paistu St Mary's Church)https://visitviljandi.ee/en/places/paistu-virgin-mary-church/; Main building of the Paistu Parsonage Register of Cultural Monuments; Paistu Community House; Memorial to those who fell in the War of Independence and to the deportedEstonian Military History Database; Sculpture of a Mulgi man,Mulgimaa Info Portal by L. Armväärt, H. Roots-Looveer, J.-A. Looveer, 2008; Loodi Hell Valley (Põrguorg) and hiking trail; Paistu Cemetery
External links Cultural life of Paistu through the ages Paistu village, time, milieu, people, Karin Kukk, 2011. [Master's thesis presentation] Paistu Chronicle 1834–1944, cradle of the national awakening, Jaak-Adam Looveer, 2021 References