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Helme Parish (Estonian: Helme vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Valga County. It had a population of 2,525 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 312.73 km2.[1]
Helme Parish
Helme vald | |
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 Helme Parish within Valga County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Valga County |
| Administrative centre | Tõrva |
| Government | |
| • elder (Estonian: vallavanem) | Tarmo Tamm (Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 312.73 km2 (120.75 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2009) | |
| • Total | 2,525 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Website | www.helme.ee |
Geography
editPopulated places
editThere was small borough (Estonian: alevik) Helme and 14 villages (Estonian: küla) in Helme Parish. The villages were: Ala, Holdre, Jõgeveste, Kähu, Kalme, Karjatnurme, Kirikuküla, Koorküla, Linna, Möldre, Patküla, Pilpa, Roobe and Taagepera.
Gallery
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Helme caves -
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Holdre manor -
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Barclay de Tolly mausoleum in Jõgeveste
References
edit- ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
External links
edit- Official website (in Estonian)
58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E
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