Viljandi Parish (Estonian: Viljandi vald) is a rural municipality of Viljandi County, Estonia. It is located around the town of Viljandi, but does not include it.
Viljandi Parish
Viljandi vald | |
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 Viljandi Parish within Viljandi County. | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Viljandi County |
| Administrative centre | Viljandi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alar Karu (IRL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 651 km2 (251 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 13,569[1] |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-899 |
| Website | www |
Viljandi Parish was established by merging four municipalities: Paistu, Pärsti, Saarepeedi and Viiratsi parishes. This took place after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013.[2]
Between 1939 and 1950, Viljandi Parish existed with different borders.
Populated places
editViljandi Parish has 4 small boroughs (alevik): Kolga-Jaani, Mustla, Ramsi and Viiratsi and approximately 126 villages, including:
- Aidu
- Aindu
- Alustre
- Ämmuste
- Anikatsi
- Auksi
- Eesnurga
- Heimtali
- Hendrikumõisa
- Holstre
- Intsu
- Jakobimõisa
- Jämejala
- Järtsaare
- Järveküla
- Jõeküla
- Kaavere
- Kalbuse
- Kannuküla
- Kärstna
- Karula
- Kassi
- Kibeküla
- Kiini
- Kiisa
- Kingu
- Kivilõppe
- Koidu
- Kokaviidika
- Kookla
- Kuressaare
- Kuudeküla
- Laanekuru
- Lalsi
- Lätkalu
- Leemeti
- Leie
- Loime
- Lolu
- Loodi
- Luiga
- Mäeltküla
- Mähma
- Maltsa
- Marjamäe
- Marna
- Matapera
- Meleski
- Metsla
- Mõnnaste
- Moori
- Muksi
- Mustapali
- Mustivere
- Odiste
- Oiu
- Oorgu
- Otiküla
- Pahuvere
- Paistu
- Päri
- Parika
- Pärsti
- Peetrimõisa
- Pikru
- Pinska
- Pirmastu
- Põrga
- Porsa
- Puiatu
- Pulleritsu
- Raassilla
- Raudna
- Rebase
- Rebaste
- Ridaküla
- Rihkama
- Riuma
- Roosilla
- Ruudiküla
- Saareküla
- Saarepeedi
- Savikoti
- Sinialliku
- Soe
- Sooviku
- Suislepa
- Sultsi
- Surva
- Taari
- Tagamõisa
- Taganurga
- Tänassilma
- Tarvastu
- Tinnikuru
- Tobraselja
- Tohvri
- Tömbi
- Tõnissaare
- Tõrreküla
- Turva
- Tusti
- Tõnuküla
- Ülensi
- Unametsa
- Uusna
- Väike-Kõpu
- Välgita
- Valma
- Väluste
- Vanamõisa
- Vanausse
- Vana-Võidu
- Vanavälja
- Vardi
- Vardja
- Vasara
- Veisjärve
- Verilaske
- Viisuküla Vilimeeste
- Villa
- Vissuvere
- Võistre
- Vooru
Religion
editReligion in Viljandi Parish (2021) [1]
Unaffiliated (87.1%)
Lutheran (8.8%)
Orthodox (1.7%)
Others Christians (0.6%)
Others Religions (0.8%)
Unknown (1.0%)
Gallery
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Heimtali Manor's distillery kitchen -
Heimtali Manor's windmill -
Väikemõisa Manor in Peetrimõisa -
Main building Pärsti Manor -
Main building of Vana-Võidu Manor, now Viljandi Joint Vocational Secondary School -
Tänassilma Orthodox church -
Memorial at military commander Johan Laidoner's birthplace in Vardja -
Sinialliku lake
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References
edit- ^ "Statistics Estonia". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Siseministeerium Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Tekib seitse tugevat valda. 2013
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Viljandi Parish.
- Official website (in Estonian)
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