Halliste Parish ( et, Halliste vald) was a rural

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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 the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, an ...

, in

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 ...

. In 2009, it had a population of 1,808 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 267.09 km². After the

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held on 15 October 2017, Halliste Parish was merged with

Abja Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Before 2017, it was the administrative centre of Abja Parish. Abja-Paluoja was first mentioned in 1505. Abja-Paluoja gained town rights in 1993 and became a sovereign ...

and

Karksi Karksi is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located near the town Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia clos ...

parishes and the town of Mõisaküla to form a new Mulgi Parish.

Settlements

;Small boroughs

Halliste Halliste is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia, located about 6 km northeast of the town of Abja-Paluoja Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia ...

- Õisu ;Villages Ereste - Hõbemäe - Kaarli - Kalvre - Kulla - Maru - Mõõnaste - Mulgi - Naistevalla - Niguli - Päidre - Päigiste - Pornuse -

Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested ...

- Rimmu - Saksaküla - Sammaste - Tilla - Toosi - Ülemõisa - Uue-Kariste - Vabamatsi -

Vana-Kariste Vana-Kariste is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. It has a population of 95 (as of 1 January 2000). Estonian Army officer Jaan Maide Jaan Maide, VR II/3 (30 May 1896 – 10 August 1945) was a senior Estonian Arm ...

Gallery

File:Halliste kirik.jpg,

Holy Anna Church File:Õisu mõisa peahoone2.jpg, Õisu Manor File:Õisu mõisa vesiveski.jpg, Watermill of Õisu Manor File:Õisu järv.jpg, Lake Õisu File:Sultsi-Abja-Paluoja tee Toosi külas.jpg, Road in Toosi village

References

External links

* {{Viljandi-geo-stub