Kaarma Parish was a municipality of
Saare County
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Estonia
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Kuressaare
Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276.
Th ...
. In 2014, it was merged with the municipalities of
Kärla
Kärla is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Before 2015, Kärla was the administrative centre of Kärla Parish.
Rally driver Ott Tänak
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and
Lümanda to become the
Lääne-Saare municipality.
The municipality had a population of 4,608 (as of 1 January 2012)
and covered an area of 400 km². It had 87 km of land border and 98 km of waterline.
Islands in Kaarma Parish:
Abruka
Abruka is an 8.78 km2 Estonian island in the Gulf of Riga, 4 km south of the island of Saaremaa.
Together with few neighbouring smaller islands (Vahase, Kasselaid, Linnusitamaa and Kirjurahu) Abruka forms the village of Abruka, which i ...
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Kasselaid
Kasselaid is a uninhabited Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It is located about east of the island of Abruka. Administratively Kasselaid belongs to the Abruka village in Lääne-Saare Parish, Saare County.
See also
* List of islands of Es ...
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Linnusitamaa
Linnusitamaa (also known as Linnusita saar) is a uninhabited Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It's located about south of the island of Abruka. Administratively Linnusitamaa belongs to the Abruka village in Lääne-Saare Parish, Saare County ...
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Vahase
Vahase is a Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It's located about west of the island of Abruka. Administratively Vahase belongs to the Abruka village in Lääne-Saare Parish, Saare County.
Vahase arose from the sea about thousand years ago. T ...
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Väike-Tulpe.
Settlements
Kaarma Parish contains 70 settlements: 3
small boroughs and 67 villages.
[
;Small boroughs:
Aste - Kudjape - Nasva
;Villages:
]Abruka
Abruka is an 8.78 km2 Estonian island in the Gulf of Riga, 4 km south of the island of Saaremaa.
Together with few neighbouring smaller islands (Vahase, Kasselaid, Linnusitamaa and Kirjurahu) Abruka forms the village of Abruka, which i ...
- Anijala - Ansi
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- Aste - Asuküla
Asuküla is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish
Lääne-Saare Parish ( et, Lääne-Saare vald) was a rural ...
- Aula-Vintri
Aula-Vintri is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 19.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne ...
- Eikla
Eikla is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish
Lääne-Saare Parish ( et, Lääne-Saare vald) was a rural mun ...
- Endla - Haamse
Haamse is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish
Lääne-Saare Parish ( et, Lääne-Saare vald) was a rural mu ...
- Hakjala - Hübja - Irase - Jootme - Jõe - Kaarma
Kaarma (german: Karmel) is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) The Estonian communist politician Viktor Kingissepp was born here in 1888.
Before the administrative reform in 20 ...
- Kaarmise - Kaisvere - Kasti - Kaubi - Kellamäe - Keskranna - Keskvere - Kiratsi - Kirikuküla - Koidu
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- Koidula - Kuke - Kungla - Käku
Käku is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish.
It has a population of 37 ().
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- Kärdu - Laadjala - Laheküla - Laoküla - Lilbi - Maleva - Meedla
Meedla is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish.
References
Villages in Saare County
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- Metsaküla - Mullutu - Muratsi
Muratsi is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish
Lääne-Saare Parish ( et, Lääne-Saare vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in ...
- Mändjala - Mõisaküla
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The town has 32 streets, with the total leng ...
- Nõmme
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- Paimala - Parila - Piila - Praakli - Pähkla - Pärni - Põlluküla - Randvere - Saia
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- Sepa - Sikassaare - Tahula - Tamsalu
Tamsalu is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1512, but remained an insignificant village until 1876. After that it was on the railroad line from Tartu to Tallinn. It was given town statu ...
- Tõlli - Tõrise - Tõru
Tõru is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish
Lääne-Saare Parish ( et, Lääne-Saare vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in S ...
- Uduvere
Uduvere is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish.
A village named Uduvere was the home for a fictional character Kärna ...
- Unimäe - Upa - Vaivere - Vantri - Vatsküla - Vestla - Viira - Õha
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
* Väike-Maarja Parish
Väike-Maarja Parish ( et, 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.
Settlements
;Small boroughs
Kiltsi, Rakke, Simuna, ...
, Estonia
See also
*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 terri ...
*List of municipalities of Estonia
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References
External links
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Former municipalities of Estonia
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