Väike-Maarja Parish
Väike-Maarja Parish
Väike-Maarja vald | |
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Kiltsi manor | |
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Väike-Maarja Parish within Lääne-Viru County. | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Lääne-Viru County |
Administrative centre | Väike-Maarja |
Area | |
• Total | 457.39 km2 (176.60 sq mi) |
Population (01.01.2009) | |
• Total | 5,421 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | EE-928 |
Website | www.v-maarja.ee |
Väike-Maarja Parish (Estonian: Väike-Maarja vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,421 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 457.39 km².[1]
Settlements[]
- Small boroughs
- Villages
Aavere - Aburi - Äntu - Ärina - Avanduse - Avispea - Ebavere - Edru - Eipri - Emumäe - Hirla - Imukvere - Jäätma - Kaavere - Kadiküla - Kamariku - Kännuküla - Kärsa - Käru - Kellamäe - Kitsemetsa - Koila - Koluvere - Kõpsta - Koonu - Kurtna - Lahu - Lammasküla - Lasinurme - Liigvalla - Liivaküla - Määri - Mäiste - Mõisamaa - Müüriku - Nadalama - Nõmme - Nõmmküla - Olju - Orguse - Padaküla - Pandivere - Piibe - Pikevere - Pudivere - Raeküla - Raigu - Räitsvere - Rakke - Rastla - Salla - Sandimetsa - Sootaguse - Suure-Rakke - Tammiku - Triigi - Uuemõisa - Väike-Rakke - Väike-Tammiku - Vao - Varangu - Villakvere - Võivere - Vorsti
Notable natives[]
- Aile Asszonyi, operatic soprano
- Georg Lurich, wrestler
- Johann Peter Hoffmann, owner of "Marienhof"
Gallery[]
Ruins of Aavere manor
Simuna church
Väike-Maarja church
Äntu Blue Lake
Stone bridge in Kiltsi manor park
View from Ebavere Hill
International relations[]
Twin towns — Sister cities[]
- Hausjärvi, Finland (since 1989)[2]
- Kaarma, Estonia[2]
- Sirdal, Norway (since 1994)[2]
- Sonkajärvi, Finland (since 1997)[2]
- Tommerup, Denmark (1995–2007)[2]
References[]
- ^ "Population figure and composition". www.stat.ee Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Sõprusvallad" (in Estonian). Väike-Maarja vald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
External links[]
- Official website (in Estonian and English)
Coordinates: 59°7′46″N 26°15′9″E / 59.12944°N 26.25250°E
- Väike-Maarja Parish
- Lääne-Viru County geography stubs