Hiiu Parish
Hiiu Parish
Hiiu vald | |
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Country | Estonia |
County | Hiiu County |
Administrative centre | Kärdla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Reili Rand (SDE) |
Area | |
• Total | 388 km2 (150 sq mi) |
Population (26.06.2013) | |
• Total | ca 5,000 |
Website | www |
Hiiu Parish (Estonian: Hiiu vald) was a rural municipality of Hiiu County, Estonia. It occupied the northwestern part of the Hiiumaa island. The population was about 5000 (as of 26 June 2013), about 3600 of whom lived in the parish seat.
Hiiu Parish was established by merging the town of Kärdla (former urban municipality) and Kõrgessaare Parish after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013.[1] Kärdla is non-contiguous with the rest of the municipality.
Populated places[]
Hiiu Parish had a town Kärdla, a small borough (alevik) Kõrgessaare and 58 villages: Heigi, Heiste, Heistesoo, Hirmuste, Hüti, Isabella, Jõeranna, Jõesuu, Kalana, Kaleste, Kanapeeksi, Kauste, Kidaste, Kiduspe, Kiivera, Kodeste, Koidma, Kopa, Kõpu, Kurisu, Laasi, Lauka, Lehtma, Leigri, Lilbi, Luidja, Mägipe, Malvaste, Mangu, Mardihansu, Meelste, Metsaküla, Mudaste, Napi, Nõmme, Ogandi, Ojaküla, Otste, Palli, Paope, Pihla, Poama, Puski, Reigi, Risti, Rootsi, Sigala, Sülluste, Suurepsi, Suureranna, Tahkuna, Tammistu, Tiharu, Ülendi, Viita, Viitasoo, Vilima, Villamaa.
Gallery[]
Kõrgessaare distillery
Kärdla fire station
Rannapaargu restaurant in Kärdla
Kõpu Orthodox church-schoolhouse
Tahkuna lighthouse
Reigi church
Malvaste chapel
Hill of Crosses (Ristimägi) in Risti
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Siseministeerium Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Tekib seitse tugevat valda. 2013
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiiu Parish. |
- Official website (in Estonian)
Coordinates: 59°00′N 22°45′E / 59.000°N 22.750°E
- Former municipalities of Estonia
- Hiiu County geography stubs