Orava Parish ( et, Orava vald) was a rural
municipality
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in south-eastern
Estonia
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,
Põlva County
Põlva County ( et, Põlva maakond or ''Põlvamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 28,507 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% ...
.
The municipality had a population of 854 (as of 1 January 2008) and covered an area of 175.52 km². The population density was 4.9 inhabitants per km².
Villages
There were a total of 30 villages in Orava Parish. Administrative centre of the municipality was
Orava village. Other villages were
Hanikase,
Jantra,
Kahkva,
Kakusuu,
Kamnitsa,
Kliima
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,
Korgõmõisa,
Kõivsaare,
Kõliküla,
Kõvera,
Lepassaare,
Liinamäe,
Luuska,
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,
Marga,
Oro,
Piusa
Piusa is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia. It is located on the left bank of the river Piusa, near the border of Russia.
Piusa is famous for its sand caves along the river.
Sand quarries for glass production ar ...
,
Praakmani,
Päka,
Pääväkese,
Rebasmäe,
Riihora,
Rõssa,
Soe,
Soena,
Suuremetsa
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,
Tamme,
Tuderna and
Vivva
Gallery
Orava kool.JPG, Orava school
Rebasmäe allikas 2015-05-23.JPG, Rebasmäe spring
Piusa koopad 2011 09.jpg, Piusa caves
Põrguhaud, Ilumetsa.jpg, Põrguhaud, biggest of the Ilumetsa craters
References
External links
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