Väike-Maarja Parish
| Väike-Maarja Parish Väike-Maarja vald | |||
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| Municipality of Estonia | |||
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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) | ||
| 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 - Eipri - Hirla - Imukvere - Kännuküla - Kärsa - Käru - Koonu - Kurtna - Liivaküla - Määri - Müüriku - Nadalama - Nõmme - Orguse - Pandivere - Pikevere - Pudivere - Raeküla - Raigu - Rastla - Sandimetsa - Triigi - Uuemõisa - Vao - Varangu - Võivere - Vorsti
Notable natives
- Aile Asszonyi, operatic soprano
- Georg Lurich, wrestler
- Johann Peter Hoffmann, owner of "Marienhof"
International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia
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". http://www.stat.ee Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 "Sõprusvallad" (in Estonian). Väike-Maarja vald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
External links
- Official website (Estonian) (English)
Coordinates: 59°7′46″N 26°15′9″E / 59.12944°N 26.25250°E
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