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.

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.

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

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