Oru Parish ( et, Oru vald) was a rural
municipality in
Lääne County,
Estonia,
that existed from 1992 to 2013.
After the
municipal elections held on 20 October 2013, Oru Parish was merged with neighbouring
Risti and
Taebla
Taebla is a small borough (') in Lääne County, Estonia, the administrative centre of Lääne-Nigula Parish. It has a population of 929 (as of 1 January 2010).
Notable people
Michael Roos
Michael Roos (born Mihkel Roos, October 5, 1982) is ...
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
Auaste is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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,
Ingküla
Ingküla is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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,
Jalukse
Jalukse is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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,
Keedika
Keedika is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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,
Kärbla
Kärbla 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 ...
,
Linnamäe,
Niibi
Niibi 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 f ...
,
Oru,
Mõisaküla,
Salajõe
Salajõe is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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,
Saunja,
Seljaküla
Seljaküla is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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,
Soolu
Soolu is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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,
Uugla
Uugla is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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and
Vedra.
References
External links
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Former municipalities of Estonia
Geography of Lääne County
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