Sangaste Parish
Sangaste Parish Sangaste vald | |
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Former municipality of Estonia | |
![]() Sangaste manor | |
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![]() Sangaste Parish within Valga County. | |
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Administrative centre | Sangaste |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates) |
Area [2] | |
• Total | 144.72 km2 (55.88 sq mi) |
Population (01.01.2010[2]) | |
• Total | 1,464 |
• Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Website | www.sangaste.ee |
Sangaste Parish (Estonian: Sangaste Vald) was a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga with a population of 1,464 (as of 1 January 2010) and an area of 144.72 km².[2]
Sangaste features attractions includes the Sangaste Castle, where Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793-1874), the Governor-General of Finland (1855-1861), was born. It has a hotel and a restaurant. Sangaste is also the birthplace of the Estonian writer August Gailit (1891-1960) and Estonian opera singer Aarne Viisimaa (1898-1989).
The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Toyvel.
The mayor of Sangaste Parish is Kaido Tamberg[1] from the Social Democratic Party.
Settlements
- Small borough
Sangaste
- Villages
Ädu - Keeni - Kurevere - Lauküla - Lossiküla - Mäeküla - Mägiste - Pringi - Restu - Risttee - Sarapuu - Tiidu - Vaalu
References
- ^ a b "Vallavanem" (in Estonian). Sangaste vald. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
External links
- Official Website (in Estonian)
- Sangaste Castle
57°55′31″N 26°18′54″E / 57.92528°N 26.31500°E / 57.92528; 26.31500
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