Viljandi Parish ( et, Viljandi vald) is a rural

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Viljandi County Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the ...

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. It is located around the town of

Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

, but does not include it. Viljandi Parish was established by merging four municipalities: Paistu, Pärsti, Saarepeedi and Viiratsi parishes. This took place after the

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held on 20 October 2013.Siseministeerium
Tekib seitse tugevat valda. 2013 Between 1939 and 1950, Viljandi Parish existed with different borders.

Populated places

Viljandi Parish has 4

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s (''alevik''):

Kolga-Jaani Kolga-Jaani is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, central 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 ...

, Mustla,

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and Viiratsi and approximately 126 villages, including: * Aidu * Aindu * Alustre * Ämmuste * Anikatsi * Auksi * Eesnurga *

Heimtali Heimtali is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It has a population of 235 (as of 4 January 2010). Heimtali Manor Heimtali estate (german: Heimtal, Heimthal) has a history that goes back to at least 1528, when it is mentione ...

* Hendrikumõisa *

Holstre Holstre is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It has a population of about 220. Holstre is the birthplace of Estonian composer Juhan Aavik (1884-1982). References

Villages in Viljandi County ...

* Intsu * Jakobimõisa * Jämejala * Järtsaare * Järveküla * Jõeküla * Kaavere * Kalbuse * Kannuküla *

Kärstna Kärstna is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish. Kärstna manor Kärstna (german: Kerstenshof) manor traces its hist ...

* Karula * Kassi * Kibeküla * Kiini *

Kiisa Kiisa is a small town ( et, alevik) in Saku Parish, Harju County, Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement had a population of 713. It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit) AS Eesti ...

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Kivilõppe Kivilõppe is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish. It's located on the western sho ...

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* Kokaviidika * Kookla *

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276. Th ...

* Kuudeküla * Laanekuru * Lalsi * Lätkalu * Leemeti *

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* Loime * Lolu *

Loodi Loodi is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County in 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, t ...

Luiga Luiga is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County in 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, t ...

* Mäeltküla * Mähma *

Maltsa Maltsa is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish. Maltsa is located 21 km (13 miles) southeast of the town of Viljand ...

* Marjamäe * Marna * Matapera * Meleski * Metsla * Mõnnaste * Moori * Muksi *

Mustapali Mustapali is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County in 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 Finlan ...

* Mustivere * Odiste * Oiu * Oorgu * Otiküla * Pahuvere * Paistu * Päri *

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* Pärsti * Peetrimõisa * Pikru * Pinska *

Pirmastu Pirmastu is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County in 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 ...

* Põrga * Porsa * Puiatu *

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* Raassilla * Raudna * Rebase * Rebaste * Ridaküla * Rihkama * Riuma * Roosilla *

Ruudiküla Ruudiküla is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County in 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 Finlan ...

* Saareküla * Saarepeedi * Savikoti * Sinialliku * Soe * Sooviku * Suislepa *

Sultsi Sultsi is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County in 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, ...

* Surva * Taari * Tagamõisa * Taganurga * Tänassilma *

Tarvastu Tarvastu is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. It's located about a kilometer east of Mustla. Tarvastu has a population of 99 (as of 2006). The village is passed by the Tarvastu River and the Viljandi–Rõngu road (nr 52). E ...

* Tinnikuru * Tobraselja * Tohvri *

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* Tõnissaare * Tõrreküla *

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* Tusti * Tõnuküla * Ülensi * Unametsa * Uusna * Väike-Kõpu * Välgita * Valma * Väluste * Vanamõisa * Vanausse * Vana-Võidu * Vanavälja * Vardi * Vardja * Vasara * Veisjärve * Verilaske *

Viisuküla Viisuküla is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County in 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 Finla ...

Vilimeeste *

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* Vissuvere * Võistre * Vooru

Religion

Gallery

File:Heimtali mõisa viinaköök1.jpg,

Manor's distillery kitchen File:Heimtali mõisa tuuleveski.jpg, Heimtali Manor's windmill File:Väikemõisa.JPG, Väikemõisa Manor in Peetrimõisa File:Pärsti mõisa peahoone 2012.jpg, Main building Pärsti Manor File:Vana-Võidu mõisa peahoone.jpg, Main building of Vana-Võidu Manor, now Viljandi Joint Vocational Secondary School File:Tänassilma õigeusu kirik 2013 (2).jpg, Tänassilma Orthodox church File:Raba talu koht.jpg, Memorial at military commander

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's birthplace in Vardja File:Sinialliku järv.JPG, Sinialliku lake

References

External links

* Municipalities of Estonia Populated places in Viljandi County Populated places established in 2013 {{Viljandi-geo-stub