Sangaste Parish
| Sangaste Parish Sangaste vald |
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| Country |  Estonia |
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| County |  Valga County |
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| Administrative centre | Sangaste | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Kaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 144.72 km2 (55.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2010[2]) | |||
| • Total | 1,464 | ||
| • Density | 10.1/km2 (26.2/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www.sangaste.ee | ||
Sangaste Parish (Estonian: Sangaste Vald) is 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 feature attractions includes the Sangaste Castle where Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793-1874), the Governor-General of Finland (1855-1861) was born, it is presently 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 current mayor of Sangaste Parish is Kaido Tamberg[1] from the Social Democratic Party.
[edit] Settlements
- Small borough
- Villages
Ädu - Keeni - Kurevere - Lauküla - Lossiküla - Mäeküla - Mägiste - Pringi - Restu - Risttee - Sarapuu - Tiidu - Vaalu
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Vallavanem" (in Estonian). Sangaste vald. http://www.sangaste.ee/index.php?page=139. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Po0291&ti=POPULATION+NUMBER%2C+AREA+AND+DENSITY+BY+ADMINISTRATIVE+UNIT+OR+TYPE+OF+SETTLEMENT%2C+1+JANUARY&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
[edit] External links
- Official Website (Estonian)
- Sangaste Castle
Coordinates: 57°55′31″N 26°18′54″E / 57.92528°N 26.315°E
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