Valjala Parish (or Valjala rural municipality) was a rural

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in western

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. It is a part of Saare County. The municipality had a population of 1,397 (as of 1 January 2006) and covered an area of 180.02 km². During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.

Location

Valjala Parish was situated between

Laimjala Parish Laimjala Parish (also called the Laimjala rural municipality or Laimjala parish) was in Saare County, Estonia. This parish did consist of 24 villages. The municipality had a population of 793 people (as of 1 January 2006) and covers an area of 1 ...

(east),

Pihtla Parish Pihtla Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia. The municipality had a population of 1,400 (as of 1 January 2006) and covered an area of 228.11 km². During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on ...

(west) and Leisi Parish (north).

Villages and boroughs

The parish consisted of one

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Valjala Valjala is a small borough (') in Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 410. The Valjala St. Martin's Church lies in centre of Va ...

, and 32

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s: Ariste, Jursi, Jõelepa,

Jööri Jööri (german: Jöhr) is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, 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 ...

, Kalju, Kallemäe, Kalli, Kogula,

Koksi Koksi is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, 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 th ...

Kuiste Kuiste is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, 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 t ...

, Kungla, Kõnnu,

Kõriska Kõriska is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, 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 ...

Lööne Lööne is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, 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 ...

, Männiku, Nurme,

Oessaare Oessaare is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and ...

, Põlluküla,

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, Rannaküla,

Röösa Röösa is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, 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 ...

, Sakla, Siiksaare,

Turja Turja is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring . The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and we ...

, Tõnija, Undimäe, Vanalõve,

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, Vilidu, Võrsna, Väkra, Väljaküla.

Other features

The parish had 2

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, and several

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s. The oldest sacral building in

Valjala church Saint Martin's Church of Valjala is a Lutheran church in Valjala, on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. It is the oldest stone church on Saaremaa and possibly the oldest surviving church in Estonia. History 13th century Christianity was brought ...

. The construction began in 1227. Parish included ruins of ancient Valjala Stronghold.

References

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