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 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
Viljandi 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
Religion in Viljandi Parish (2021) [1]
- Unaffiliated (87.1%)
- Lutheran (8.8%)
- Orthodox (1.7%)
- Others Christians (0.6%)
- Others Religions (0.8%)
- Unknown (1%)
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
References
- ^ "Statistics Estonia". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Siseministeerium Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Tekib seitse tugevat valda. 2013
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
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