Mäeltküla is a village in
Viljandi Parish
Viljandi Parish ( et, Viljandi vald) is a rural municipality of Viljandi County, Estonia. It is located around the town of Viljandi, but does not include it.
Viljandi Parish was established by merging four municipalities: Paistu, Pärsti, Saa ...
,
Viljandi County, in southern
Estonia
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. As of the
2011 census, the settlement's population was 86.
The Ekseko farm, the biggest
pig farm
Pig farming or pork farming or hog farming is the raising and breeding of domestic pigs as livestock, and is a branch of animal husbandry. Pigs are farmed principally for food (e.g. pork: bacon, ham, gammon) and skins.
Pigs are amenable to ...
in the
Baltic states
The Baltic states, et, Balti riigid or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term, which currently is used to group three countries: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Eurozone, ...
with 37,500 pigs, is located in Mäeltküla
It is the main producer of
Rakvere Lihakombinaat
Rakvere Lihakombinaat (Rakvere Meat Processing Plant) is an Estonian meat products manufacturer, based in Rakvere. It's the biggest meat processor in the Baltic states.
History
The history of Rakvere Meat Processing Plant dates back to the y ...
's meat.
References
Villages in Viljandi County
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