Ridala ( et, Ridala vald) was a rural
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Estonia
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, in
Lääne County
Lääne County ( et, Lääne maakond or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; german: Wiek; la, Rotalia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-ea ...
.
It had a population of 3,245 (2016) and an area of .
In 2007 it was merged with the city of
Haapsalu
Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lääne County, and on 1 January 2020 it had a population of 9,375.
Description
Haapsalu has been well known for centuries for its ...
to establish the
Haapsalu urban municipality.
Part of the parish is within the
Matsalu National Park
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.
Populated places
Ridala Parish had two small boroughs and 56 villages.
; Small boroughs:
Paralepa,
Uuemõisa
; Villages:
Aamse
Aamse is a small village in Haapsalu municipality, Lääne County, in western Estonia. It is located to the east of the town of Haapsalu
Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It is the administrative c ...
,
Allika,
Ammuta,
Emmuvere,
Erja,
Espre,
Haeska,
Herjava,
Hobulaiu,
Jõõdre,
Kabrametsa,
Kadaka,
Kaevere,
Kiideva,
Kiltsi,
Kiviküla,
Koheri,
Koidu
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,
Kolila,
Kolu,
Käpla,
Laheva,
Lannuste,
Liivaküla,
Litu,
Lõbe,
Metsaküla,
Mäeküla,
Mägari,
Nõmme
Nõmme (Estonian for ''"Heath"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-clas ...
,
Panga,
Parila,
Puiatu,
Puise,
Pusku,
Põgari-Sassi
Põgari-Sassi is a village in Ridala Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
History
On 22 September 1944 the last session of the Otto Tief's cabinet ( EVRK) took place in the house of prayer in Põgari. Later th ...
,
Rohense,
Rohuküla
Rohuküla is a village in Ridala Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. It is a seaport connecting the mainland with the islands of Hiiumaa ( Heltermaa port) and Vormsi ( Sviby port). During winter there are two ice roads
An ice road ...
,
Rummu
Rummu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,088, of which the Estonians
Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a Fin ...
,
Saanika,
Saardu,
Sepaküla,
Sinalepa,
Suure-Ahli,
Tammiku,
Tanska,
Tuuru,
Uneste,
Uuemõisa,
Valgevälja,
Varni,
Vilkla,
Võnnu
Võnnu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Tartu County, in Kastre Parish Estonia. It is located about southeast of the city of Tartu. Võnnu has a population of 552 (2011).
Võnnu was the administrative centre of Võnnu Parish.
Võnnu vi ...
,
Väike-Ahli,
Vätse,
Üsse.
See also
*
Matsalu National Park
Matsalu National Park (previously Matsalu Nature Reserve, et, Matsalu rahvuspark, often just Matsalu) is a nature reserve and national park situated in Lääne and Pärnu Counties, Estonia. Matsalu National Park spans an area of , comprising ...
*
Pullapää crisis
References
*''This article includes content from the
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 o ...
article
Ridala vald.''
Former municipalities of Estonia
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