Sangaste Parish
Sangaste Parish
Sangaste vald | |
|---|---|
 Sangaste manor | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Sangaste Parish within Valga County. | |
| Country | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia |
| County | File:Valgamaa lipp.svg Valga County |
| Administrative centre | Sangaste |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates) |
| Area | |
• 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
- Villages
Ädu - Keeni - Kurevere - Lauküla - Lossiküla - Mäeküla - Mägiste - Pringi - Restu - Risttee - Sarapuu - Tiidu - Vaalu
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vallavanem" (in Estonian). Sangaste vald. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
External links
- Official Website (in Estonian)
- Sangaste Castle
