Valjala Parish is a rural municipality

Municipalities of Estonia

A Municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country....

 in western Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It is a part of Saare County

Saare County

Saare County , or Saaremaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa , the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it. The county borders Lääne County to the east and Hiiu County to the north...

. The municipality has a population of 1,397 (as of 1 January 2006) and covers an area of 180.02 km².

Location

Valjala Parish is situated between Laimjala Parish (east), Pihtla Parish (west) and Leisi Parish (north).

Villages and boroughs

The parish consists of one small borough

Populated places in Estonia

Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...

, Valjala

Valjala

Valjala is a small borough in Saare County in western Estonia, administrative centre of Valjala Commune.The Valjala church lies in centre of Valjala....

, and 32 village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

s:
Ariste, Jursi

Jursi

Jursi is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Jõelepa

Jõelepa

Jõelepa is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Jööri

Jööri

Jööri is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Kalju, Kallemäe

Kallemäe

Kallemäe is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia.There is a school in the village and a shop....

, Kalli, Kogula, Koksi

Koksi

Koksi is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Kuiste

Kuiste

Kuiste is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Kungla, Kõnnu, Kõriska

Kõriska

Kõriska is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Lööne

Lööne

Lööne is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia.There is Lööne manor in the village....

, Männiku, Nurme, Oessaare

Oessaare

Oessaare is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Põlluküla, Rahu, Rannaküla, Röösa

Röösa

Röösa is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Sakla, Siiksaare

Siiksaare

Siiksaare is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Turja

Turja

Turja is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia.-References:...

, Tõnija

Tõnija

Tõnija is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Undimäe

Undimäe

Undimäe is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Vanalõve

Vanalõve

Vanalõve is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Veeriku, Vilidu

Vilidu

Vilidu is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Võrsna

Võrsna

Võrsna is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Väkra

Väkra

Väkra is a village in Valjala Commune in Saare County in western Estonia....

, Väljaküla.

Other features

The parish has 2 school

School

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s, kindergarten

Kindergarten

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, and several manor

Manor house

A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...

s.

The oldest sacral building in Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

 is Valjala church

Valjala church

Saint Martin's Church of Valjala is the oldest church in Estonia. It is located in Valjala, on the island of Saaremaa.-13th century:Immediately after the conquest of 1227, a stone chapel was erected in Valjala not far from the ancient stronghold. Its walls form the lower part of the present church...

. The construction began in 1227.

External links

• Official website (available only in Estonian
  Estonian language
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• Map (Mapquest)