Paidra

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Paidra is a small village in Võru Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia. It sits about 13 km northeast of the town of Võru along road 65 from Võru to Räpina. The Võhandu River flows through Paidra, and there is a lake in the eastern part of the village. The area is 5.8 square kilometers, and the population was 42 as of May 31, 2010, giving a density of about 7.2 people per square kilometer.

August Sabbe, born in 1909 and known as the last surviving Estonian Forest Brother, was born and lived in Paidra by the Võhandu River. He later lived in a bunker there, where he was ambushed and killed at the age of 69 in 1978.