Tapa Parish ( et, Tapa vald) is a rural municipality in

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...

in northern Estonia. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of

Tapa Tapa, TAPA, Tapas or Tapasya may refer to: Media *Tapas (website), a webtoon site, formerly known as Tapastic * ''Tapas'' (film), a 2005 Spanish film * ''Tapasya'' (1976 film), an Indian Hindi-language film * ''Tapasya'' (1992 film), a Nepalese f ...

. It is located 70 km east of Estonia's

capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

, Tallinn.

History

Tapa Parish was established by merging in October 2005 the town of

with Lehtse and Saksi rural municipalities and in October 2017 the Tapa and Tamsalu rural municipalities.

Religion

Local government

Chairman of the Council ( et, volikogu esimees): * 2017-2018 - Toomas Uudeberg * from 2018 - Maksim Butšenkov Mayor ( et, vallavanem): * 2017-2018 - Alari Kirt * from 2018 - Riho Tell

Geography

Populated places

There are two towns

and Tamsalu, two small boroughs

Lehtse Lehtse is a small borough (') in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County in northern 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 ac ...

and Sääse and 55 villages: Aavere,

Alupere Alupere is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern 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 ...

, Araski,

Assamalla Assamalla is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. References

Villages in Lääne-Viru County {{LääneViru-geo-stub ...

, Imastu,

Jootme Jootme 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 ...

, Jäneda,

Järsi Järsi is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern 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 Fin ...

, Järvajõe, Kadapiku,

Kaeva Kaeva is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern 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 fr ...

, Karkuse, Kerguta, Koiduküla, Koplitaguse, Kuie, Kullenga,

Kursi Kursi may refer to: * Throne ( ar, links=no, كرسي, kursi) * ''Kursi'', local name for the Curonians, a Baltic tribe * Kursi, Harju County, village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County, Estonia * Kursi, Jõgeva County, village in Põltsamaa Parish, ...

Kuru Kuru may refer to: Anthropology and history * Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people * Kuru (mythology), part of Meithei mythology * Kuru Kingdom, ...

Kõrveküla Kõrveküla is a small borough (') in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 733. There is also commune administration. Composer, choral conductor and organist Miina Härma Miina ...

Lemmküla Lemmküla is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) References

Villages in Lääne-Viru County {{LääneViru-geo-stub ...

, Linnape, Loksa,

Loksu Loksu is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern 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 ...

, Lokuta, Läpi,

Läste Läste is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Estonian chemist Jaan Kalviste Jaan Kalviste (3 April 1898 – 15 June 1936)

Metskaevu Metskaevu is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estoni ...

Moe Moe, MOE, MoE or m.o.e. may refer to: In arts and entertainment Characters * Moe Szyslak, from the animated television show ''The Simpsons'' * Moe, leader of The Three Stooges, played by Moe Howard * Moe Higurashi, supporting character in ''Yash ...

Naistevälja Naistevälja is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Est ...

, Nõmmküla, Näo, Patika,

Piilu Piilu is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern 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 ...

Piisupi Piisupi is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It lies on the right bank of the Valgejõgi River. References Villages in Lääne-Viru County {{LääneViru-geo-stub ...

Porkuni Porkuni (german: Borckholm) is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. The settlement is located around the Lake Porkuni, which is the source of the Valgejõgi River. In 1944, the Battle of Porkuni was fought in the ...

, Pruuna, Põdrangu, Rabasaare, Raudla, Rägavere, Räsna,

Saiakopli Saiakopli is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It's located about southeast of the town of Tapa and about northwest of Tamsalu. Saiakopli is bordered by the Tallinn–Tapa– Tartu r ...

, Saksi,

Sauvälja Sauvälja is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian ...

, Savalduma,

Tõõrakõrve Tõõrakõrve is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. Lehtse Manor The ruins of the Manor House of Lehtse (german: Lechts) can be seen in Tõõrakõrve village. The first written records of the manorial estate d ...

, Türje, Uudeküla, Vadiküla, Vahakulmu, Vajangu, Vistla, Võhmetu, Võhmuta.

References

External links

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