Summary
Valjala Parish (or Valjala rural municipality) was a rural municipality in western Estonia. It is a part of Saare County. The municipality had a population of 1,397 (as of 1 January 2006) and covered an area of 180.02 km2.
Valjala Parish
Valjala vald | |
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 Valjala church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Valjala Parish within Saare County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Saare County |
| Administrative centre | Valjala |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aare Martinson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 180.02 km2 (69.51 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2012) | |
| • Total | 1,406 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Website | www.valjala.ee |
During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.[1]
Location edit
Valjala Parish was situated between Laimjala Parish (east), Pihtla Parish (west) and Leisi Parish (north).
Villages and boroughs edit
The parish consisted of one small borough, Valjala, and 32 villages: Ariste, Jursi, Jõelepa, Jööri, Kalju, Kallemäe, Kalli, Kogula, Koksi, Kuiste, Kungla, Kõnnu, Kõriska, Lööne, Männiku, Nurme, Oessaare, Põlluküla, Rahu, Rannaküla, Röösa, Sakla, Siiksaare, Turja, Tõnija, Undimäe, Vanalõve, Veeriku, Vilidu, Võrsna, Väkra, Väljaküla.
Other features edit
The parish had 2 schools, kindergarten, and several manors.
The oldest sacral building in Estonia is Valjala church. The construction began in 1227.
Parish included ruins of ancient Valjala Stronghold.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Kihelkonna valla, Kuressaare linna, Laimjala valla, Leisi valla, Lääne-Saare valla, Mustjala valla, Orissaare valla, Pihtla valla, Pöide valla, Salme valla, Torgu valla ja Valjala valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (available only in Estonian).
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