Maidla Parish () was an
Estonia
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municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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located in
Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County ( or ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most northeastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used in the production of shale oil ...
.
In October 2013, Maidla Parish along with the town of
Püssi
Püssi ( ; ; ) is a town in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, with a population of 917 . It is located near the road between Tallinn and St. Petersburg.
History
Following the end of the Soviet Union's 47-year occupation of Estonia, P ...
were merged into
Lüganuse Parish
Lüganuse Parish () is a municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Estonia. As of 1 January 2015, it had a population of 2,941.
In October 2013, the neighbouring Maidla Parish and the town of Püssi were merged into Lüganuse Parish.
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, and therefore ceased to exist as sovereign municipalities.
In 2004 Maidla Parish had a population of 772 and an area of 332.3 km².
Villages
In 2013, Maidla Parish had 27 villages:
Aidu,
Aidu-Liiva,
Aidu-Nõmme,
Aidu-Sooküla,
Aruküla,
Arupäälse,
Aruvälja,
Hirmuse,
Koolma,
Kulja,
Lipu,
Lümatu,
Maidla,
Mehide,
Oandu,
Ojamaa,
Piilse,
Rebu,
Rääsa,
Salaküla,
Savala,
Sirtsi,
Soonurme,
Tarumaa,
Uniküla,
Veneoja and
Virunurme.
References
External links
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Former municipalities of Estonia
Geography of Ida-Viru County
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