Valjala Parish

Infobox_Vald
name=Valjala
fullname=Valjala vald




county=Saare County
mayor=Kaido Kaasik
area=180,02
population=1,570
population_as_of=
populationdensity=
centre=Valjala
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Valjala Parish (or Valjala rural municipality) is a rural municipality in western Estonia. It is a part of Saare County. The municipality has a population of 1,570 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, 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

The parish has 2 schools, kindergarten, and several manors.

The oldest sacral building in Estonia is Valjala church. The construction began in 1227.

See also

*Municipalities of Estonia
*List of municipalities of Estonia

External links

* [http://www.valjala.ee/ Official website] (available only in Estonian).
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&formtype=latlong&latlongtype=decimal&latitude=58.4050&longitude=22.7940 Map (Mapquest)]