Taagepera

{{Short description|Village in Estonia}}

{{about|the village|the political scientist|Rein Taagepera}}

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| settlement_type = Village

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| image_caption = Taagepera Castle

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| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 24px Valga County

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Tõrva Parish

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| population_total = 109

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Taagepera is a village in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. It has a population of 109 (as of 1 January 2011).{{cite web|title=Elanikkond|url=http://www.helme.ee/main.php?pageleft=yldinfo&pageright=elanikkond|publisher=Helme vald|language=Estonian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727015422/http://www.helme.ee/main.php?pageleft=yldinfo&pageright=elanikkond|archivedate=2010-07-27}}

The village was first documented in 1420 as Wafencul, and later as Waagenkül. The current Estonian name of the place is derived from the Baltic German Stackelberg nobility, who owned the estate from 1674 to 1796.

Taagepera is known for its Jugendstil castle.

Taagepera järv (Õhne jõgi).jpg|Lake Taagepera

Taagepera kirik.jpg|Taagepera Church

Taagepera mõisa valitsejamaja a*.jpg|Manor steward's house