Hummuli
# Hummuli

Hummuli (German: Hummelshof) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Valga County, in southern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Hummuli Parish. Hummuli has a population of 379 (as of 1 January 2010).

In 1702 the Battle of Hummelshof, part of the Great Northern War, took place near Hummuli.

## Hummuli manor

Hummuli manor has a history that goes back to at least 1470. The present-day building however dates from the 1860s, when the manor belonged to the local aristocrats von Samson-Himmelstjerna, who were the owners of the estate right up until 1914. Today the manor houses a school, and although a few interior details remain, the interior layout of the neo-Gothic building has changed drastically.

In 1919 a battle of the Estonian War of Independence took place near Hummuli manor.

