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Risti Parish
Risti Parish ( et, Risti vald) was a rural municipality in Lääne County, Estonia, that existed from 1992 to 2013. After the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013, Risti Parish was merged with neighbouring Oru and Taebla parishes and a new Lääne-Nigula Parish was established. In 2008 it had a population of 863 and an area of 167.8 km². Populated places Risti Parish had 1 small borough (Risti Risti may refer to: *Risti, Nepal, village development committee in Tanahu District, Gandaki Zone, Nepal *Risti, Estonia, small borough in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, Estonia **Risti Parish, former municipality in Estonia *Risti, Hiiu Cou ...) and 4 villages: Jaakna, Kuijõe, Piirsalu and Rõuma. References *''This article includes content from the Estonian Wikipedia article Risti vald.'' External links * Former municipalities of Estonia Geography of Lääne County {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality ( et, omavalitsus, plural ) 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. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lääne-Nigula Parish
Lääne-Nigula Parish ( et, Lääne-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of . Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti and Taebla parishes after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013. In 2017, the former municipalities Noarootsi, Nõva, Kullamaa and Martna were also merged into Lääne-Nigula. Politics There are 17 seats in the local government council. Settlements ;Small boroughs: Palivere - Taebla - Risti ;Villages: Allikmaa - Allikotsa - Auaste - Aulepa - Dirhami - Ehmja - Einbi - Elbiku - Enivere - Hara - Hindaste - Hosby - Höbringi - Ingküla - Jaakna - Jalukse - Jõesse - Jõgisoo - Kaare - Kaasiku - Kabeli - Kadarpiku - Kalju - Kärbla - Kasari - Kastja - Kedre - Keedika - Keravere - Keskküla - Keskvere - Kesu - Kirimäe - Kirna - Koela - Kokre - Koluvere - Kudani - Kuijõe - Kuke - Kullamaa - Kullametsa - Kulu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Wikipedia
The Estonian Wikipedia ( et, Eestikeelne Vikipeedia) is the Estonian version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, started on 24 August 2002. As of , the edition has about articles. On 7 December 2008 Estonian Wikipedian Andres Luure was one of fifteen individuals recognized for volunteerism in Estonia for 2008. In 2013 he received Order of the White Star for his contributions to Wikipedia. The first article competition was held in spring 2009 and first photo competition in summer 2010. Since then those kinds of competitions have been common in Estonian Wikipedia. As of February 2021, it was the most visited language Wikipedia in Estonia. It ranked before the Russian Wikipedia and the English Wikipedia. Statistics As of August 2012, The Estonian Wikipedia has the 3rd greatest number of articles per speaker among Wikipedias with over 100,000 articles, and ranks 10th overall. These figures were based on Ethnologue's estimate of 1,048,660 Estonian speakers. The Estonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rõuma
Rõuma is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Lääne County {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piirsalu
Piirsalu (german: Piersal) is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Estonian actor Arno Suurorg Arno Suurorg (born Arnold Friedrich Grossthal; 18 July 1903 – 3 January 1960) was an Estonian stage, film and radio actor and producer whose career spanned nearly forty years. Biography Early life Suurorg was born in Piirsalu, he was the elde ... (1903–1960) was born in Piirsalu. References Villages in Lääne County Kreis Wiek {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuijõe
Kuijõe (german: Kuijöggi) is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Lääne County Kreis Wiek {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaakna
Jaakna is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Lääne County {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taebla Parish
Taebla Parish ( et, Taebla vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in Lääne County, Estonia, that existed from 1992 to 2013. After the 2013 Estonian municipal elections, municipal elections held on 20 October 2013, Taebla Parish was merged with neighbouring Oru Parish, Oru and Risti Parish, Risti parishes and a new Lääne-Nigula Parish was established. In 2008 it had a population of 2,911 and an area of 141 km². Populated places Taebla Parish had 2 small boroughs (Palivere and Taebla) and 15 villages: Allikmaa, Kadarpiku, Kedre, Kirimäe, Koela, Leediküla, Luigu, Nigula, Lääne County, Nigula, Nihka, Pälli, Tagavere, Lääne County, Tagavere, Turvalepa, Väänla, Vidruka and Võntküla. References External links * Former municipalities of Estonia Geography of Lääne County {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oru Parish
Oru Parish ( et, Oru vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in Lääne County, Estonia, that existed from 1992 to 2013. After the 2013 Estonian municipal elections, municipal elections held on 20 October 2013, Oru Parish was merged with neighbouring Risti Parish, Risti and Taebla Parish, Taebla parishes and a new Lääne-Nigula Parish was established. In 2008 it had a population of 932 and an area of 197.7 km². Settlements Oru Parish had 15 villages:Auaste, Ingküla, Jalukse, Keedika, Kärbla, Linnamäe, Lääne County, Linnamäe, Niibi, Oru, Lääne County, Oru, Mõisaküla, Oru Parish, Mõisaküla, Salajõe, Saunja, Lääne County, Saunja, Seljaküla, Soolu, Uugla and Vedra, Estonia, Vedra. References External links * Former municipalities of Estonia Geography of Lääne County {{Lääne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Estonian Municipal Elections
Municipal elections were held in Estonia on 20 October 2013, with advance voting between 10 and 16 October 2013. A total of 2,951 municipal council seats were up for election in 215 municipalities. The number of councillors had decreased by over 125 compared to the previous elections due to the merging of some municipalities. The result was a victory for the Estonian Centre Party, which retained its majority in Tallinn by taking 46 of the 79 seats. Campaign Alongside the six major parties, 102 independent candidates and 292 citizens' elections coalitions participated in the elections. Results References {{Estonian elections Local elections in Estonia Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ... 2013 in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
