Ülenurme Parish () was a rural

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, directly south of Tartu. In 2017, the

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decided to merge Ülenurme Parish into

Kambja Parish Kambja Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements ;Small boroughs: Kambja - Külitse - Räni - Tõrvandi - Ülenurme ;Villages: Aakaru - Ivaste - Kaatsi - Kammeri - Kavandu - Kodijärve - Kõrkküla - Kull ...

by the administrative reform. Ülenurme Parish Council did not wish to voluntarily join, challenging compulsory affiliation to the

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, but lost their case.Vabariigi Valitsuse 22. juuni 2017. a määruse nr 101 „Kambja valla ja Ülenurme valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine“ muutmine“ põhiseaduspärasuse kontroll
/ref> There were four boroughs in the rural municipality: Külitse, Räni, Tõrvandi, and

Ülenurme Ülenurme is a small borough () in Tartu County, in Kambja Parish, in Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Ülenurme Parish. Ülenurme has a population of 1,574 (as of 1 September 2010). Tartu Airport, which is sometimes called Ülenur ...

. They account for 7/10 of the rural municipality's inhabitants. Ülenurme got its name from the Ülenurme manor built at the beginning of the 17th century. Due to the proximity to the city of

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, a large-scale real estate development took place in Ülenurme during the economic boom, resulting in the new housing estates of Männi, Aasa and Mõis. Due to this, the number of residents of the village and Räni has risen rapidly, and they were therefore named boroughs in 2013. The area contains Tartu Airport, where the

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operates. The Tallinn-Tartu-Võru-Luhamaa road, Jõhvi-Tartu-Valga road, Tartu-Valga railway line, and Tartu-Koidula railway line pass through the area. The Ilmatsalu River and

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flow through the valley located in Ülenurme Parish. The last governor of Ülenurme Parish was Aivar Aleksejev.Siseministeerium: Kohalike omavalitsuste juhid 2014. a. jaanuari seisuga
vaadatud 17. oktoober 2014 It had a population of 4,773 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 86.35 km². The population density is .

Settlements

;Small boroughs: Külitse - Räni - Tõrvandi -

;Villages: Laane - Läti - Lemmatsi - Lepiku - Õssu - Reola - Soinaste - Soosilla - Täsvere - Uhti

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulenurme Parish Former municipalities of Estonia Populated places in Tartu County