Laatre is a
small borough
The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia.
Boroughs
* Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
* Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
* Paikuse
*Pärnu-Jaagupi
* Tootsi
*Vändra
S ...
(') in
Valga County
Valga County ( et, Valga maakond or ''Valgamaa'') is a first-level administrative unit and one of 15 counties of Estonia. It comprises the former area of Valga District. The present-day county was created on 1 January 1990. The capital and larg ...
in southern
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 ...
, located about 16 km northeast of the town of
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 ...
. Between 1992 and 2017, until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian local governments, Laatre was the administrative center of
Tõlliste Parish. It is now part of
Valga Parish
Valga Parish ( et, Valga vald) is a rural municipality in Valga County. It includes the town of Valga.https://www.valga.ee/ (accessed 4 March 2020)
Settlements Town
* Valga
Boroughs
* Tsirguliina
* Õru
* Laatre
Villages
* Hargla
* ...
. Laatre has a population of 238 (as of 2011) and an area of 2.024 km².
(''Välek'', later ''Fölck'') was first mentioned in 1555. The name "Laatre" is derived from one of the owners of the manor the
Plater Plater is a surname, and may refer to:
;People
* Felix Plater (1536–1614), Swiss physician
* George Plater (1735–1792), American lawyer and politician
* Thomas Plater (1769–1830), American lawyer and politician
* Emilia Plater (1806–1831), ...
s.
There are two churches in Laatre: the Lutheran St. Lawrence church (''Laatre Püha Laurentsiuse kirik'') and the Orthodox Laatre Church of the Holy Spirit (''Laatre Pühavaimu kirik'').
[
File:Laatre kirik1.jpg, St. Lawrence Church
File:Valgamaa Laatre Pühavaimu 02 EAÕK 1869 2010.05.05MF.jpg, Laatre Church of the Holy Spirit
]
References
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Valga Parish
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