Karksi Parish ( et, Karksi 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, a ...

, 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 has a population of 4,041 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 321.45 km². After the

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held on 15 October 2017, Karksi Parish was merged with Abja and

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. Until 2017, Halliste was the administrative centre of Halliste Parish. As of 2011 C ...

parishes and the town of

Mõisaküla Mõisaküla ( lv, Muižciems; Meizakila) is a town in southern Estonia, part of Mulgi Parish of Viljandi County, just next to the border of Latvia. It is considered to be the smallest town in Estonia. The town has 32 streets, with the total le ...

to form a new

Mulgi Parish Mulgi Parish ( et, Mulgi vald) is a rural municipality in southern Estonia. It is a part of Viljandi County. As of 2021, the municipality has a population of 7,372, and covers . It is one of the southernmost municipalities of both Vilandji and E ...

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Settlements

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Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south. History Kark ...

;Villages Ainja -

Allaste Allaste (''Alsten'' in German) is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Pärsi, Polli, Leeli and Pöögle as well as other villages in the former Halliste Parish ...

- Äriküla -

Hirmuküla Hirmuküla (German: ''Hirmoküll'') is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Mäeküla, Sudiste, Karksi, Oti, Morna and Tuhalaane as well as Viljandi Parish Vilj ...

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 close ...

Kõvaküla Kõvaküla is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Ainja, Äriküla, Univere, Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi ...

- Leeli - Lilli - Mäeküla - Metsaküla - Morna - Muri - Oti - Pärsi - Polli - Pöögle - Sudiste - Suuga -

Tuhalaane Tuhalaane is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Hirmuküla, Morna, Muri and Suuga as well as Viljandi Parish. Notable people *Ants Piip (1884–1942), politician ...

- Univere

History

Karksi was first mentioned in documents in 1241. In the 13th century the parish and the castle emerged. The St. Peter's Church of Karksi with its striking tower was built on a side wall of the castle of the

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destroyed in 1708. Today's Karksi mansion was built in the 18th century in the Early Classicist style.

Ordensburg Karkus

The ''Ordensburg Karkus'' was built in the 13th century and destroyed in 1708. The castle is now a ruin.

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Settlements

History

Ordensburg Karkus

See also

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