Lääne-Nigula Parish

Lääne-Nigula Parish Lääne-Nigula vald
Municipality of Estonia
Palivere railway station
Flag Coat of arms
Lääne-Nigula Parish within Lääne County.
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne County
Administrative centre	Taebla
Area
• Total	1,449 km2 (559 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2019[1])
• Total	7,041
• Density	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-441
Website	www.laanenigula.ee

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Lääne-Nigula Parish (Estonian: Lääne-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 1,449 km² (559 sq mi).^[1]

Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti and Taebla parishes after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013. In 2017, the former municipalities Noarootsi, Nõva, Kullamaa and Martna were also merged into Lääne-Nigula.

Politics[]

There are 17 seats in the local government council.

Populated places[]

Lääne-Nigula Parish has 3 small boroughs (alevik): Palivere, Taebla and Risti; and 34 villages: Allikmaa, Auaste, Ingküla, Jaakna, Jalukse, Kadarpiku, Kärbla, Kedre, Keedika, Kirimäe, Koela, Kuijõe, Leediküla, Linnamäe, Luigu, Mõisaküla, Nigula, Nihka, Niibi, Oru, Pälli, Piirsalu, Rõuma, Salajõe, Saunja, Seljaküla, Soolu, Tagavere, Turvalepa, Uugla, Väänla, Vedra, Vidruka, Võntküla, Aulepa.

Gallery[]

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  Lääne-Nigula church from the 13th/18th century in Nigula village.

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  House museum of painter Ants Laikmaa in Kadarpiku village.

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  Former Risti railway station

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  Risti library

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  Palivere Manor

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  Lääne-Nigula farmland

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Estonian)

Coordinates: 58°57′14″N 23°45′08″E / 58.95389°N 23.75222°E / 58.95389; 23.75222

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