Saarde Parish

Municipality of Estonia (2017) Municipality of Estonia in Pärnu County Saarde is a municipality located in Pärnu County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia. Settlements Town Kilingi-Nõmme Small borough Tihemetsa Villages Allikukivi - Ilvese - Jaamaküla - Jäärja - Kalda - Kalita - Kamali - Kanaküla - Kärsu - Kikepera - Kõveri - Lähkma - Laiksaare - Lanksaare - Leipste - Lodja - Marana - Marina - Metsaääre - Mustla - Oissaare - Pihke - Rabaküla - Reinse - Reinu - Ristiküla - Saarde - Saunametsa - Sigaste - Surju - Tali - Tuuliku - Tõlla - Väljaküla - Veelikse - Viisireiu Religion In terms of religion in the 2021 census of at least 15-years old residents 9.8% of the residents of the parish declared themselves Lutheran, 1.8% declared themselves Orthodox. The majority of residents of the parish, 84.4% declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 0.8% of the population followed other religions, 3.2% did not specify their religious affiliation. Notable people Nikolai Talts (1890 Laiksaare Parish – 1949), lawyer and politician, Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, 1933–1938 Hendrik Toompere Sr. (1946, in Mustla – 2008), actor and director. Kersti Kreismann (