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Ãœlensi
Ãœlensi is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities, the village was located in Tarvastu Parish. It is approximately 4.4 km (2.7 miles) northwest of the borough of Mustla and 40 km (25 miles) southeast of the town of Viljandi. The village has a population of 113 people as of 2012. In 1998, the Lusika tourism farm in Ãœlensi won the President of Estonia The president of the Republic of Estonia () is the head of state of the Estonia, Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is one of the few parliam ...'s award for the most beautiful home decoration. Retrieved 27 December 2015. References External links |
Tarvastu Parish
Tarvastu Parish () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. It had a population of 4,216 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 409.00 km². Settlements ;Small borough Mustla ;Villages Ämmuste – Anikatsi – Jakobimõisa – Järveküla – Kalbuse – Kannuküla – Kärstna – Kivilõppe – Koidu – Kuressaare – Maltsa – Marjamäe – Metsla – Mõnnaste – Muksi – Pahuvere – Pikru – Põrga – Porsa – Raassilla – Riuma – Roosilla – Soe – Sooviku – Suislepa – Tagamõisa – Tarvastu – Tinnikuru – Ülensi – Unametsa – Väluste – Vanausse – Veisjärve – Vilimeeste – Villa – Vooru See also * Järveküla Nature Reserve * Õhne river * Suislepa Airfield * Tarvastu Castle *Veisjärv *Võrtsjärv Lake Võrtsjärv ( ; ) is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km² (104 mi²). It is the second largest lake in Estonia (after Lake Peipus), and the largest lake situa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljandi Parish
Viljandi Parish () is a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality of Viljandi County, Estonia. It is located around the town of Viljandi, but does not include it. Viljandi Parish was established by merging four municipalities: Paistu Parish, Paistu, Pärsti Parish, Pärsti, Saarepeedi Parish, Saarepeedi and Viiratsi Parish, Viiratsi parishes. This took place after the 2013 Estonian municipal elections, municipal elections held on 20 October 2013.Siseministeerium Tekib seitse tugevat valda. 2013 Between 1939 and 1950, Viljandi Parish existed with different borders. Populated places Viljandi Parish has 4 small boroughs (''alevik''): Kolga-Jaani, Mustla, Ramsi and Viiratsi and approximately 126 villages, including: * Aidu, Viljandi County, Aidu * Aindu * Alustre * Ämmuste * Anikatsi * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipality, municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are four types of settlement unit in Estonia: * village () - a sparsely populated settlement or a densely populated settlement with fewer than 300 permanent inhabitants * township () - a densely populated settlement with at least 300 permanent inhabitants * town () - a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitants * city () As of 2024, there were 47 cities, 13 towns, 186 hamlets and 4457 villages in Estonia. See also *Municipalities of Estonia *List of cities and towns in Estonia *Counties of Estonia Notes References External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Estonia
The counties of Estonia () are the state administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. County governments () were abolished at the end of 2017, with their duties split between state authorities and local governments, and nowadays counties have no noteworthy independent competences. Counties are composed of Municipalities of Estonia, municipalities of two types: urban municipalities or towns (), and rural municipalities or parishes (), which are by law required to cooperate in development of their county. List As of 2023, the sum total of the figures in the table below is 42,644 km2, of which the land area is 42,388 km2, so that 256 km2 of water is included in the figures. History In the first centuries AD, political and administrative subdivisions began to emerge in Estonia. Two larger subdivisions appeared: the parish (kihelkond) and the county (maakond). The parish consisted of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljandi County
Viljandi County ( or ''Viljandimaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties as well as Latvia. History Viljandimaa, under the German name of ''Kreis Fellin'', was an important centre of commerce and power in the Middle Ages. Today, there are numerous castle ruins there dating from that time. Soomaa National Park is a national park located partially within Viljandi County, Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km2, and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The park was created in 1993. Retrieved 25 January 2016. County government The Viljandi[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality (, plural ) is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-type settlement. Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Reform In Estonia
Administrative reform in Estonia () was administrative reform which took place in 2017 in Estonia, 2017 and resulting in new administrative units in Estonia. In general, old units incorporated voluntarily, but in some cases incorporations were forced by state powers. After the reform, there are 79 administrative units (before 2017 there were 213): 15 urban and 64 rural municipalities. 185 municipalities merged to form 51 new ones, and 28 municipalities did not merge. In the course of the administrative reform, the names of many villages were changed (most of them in Saare County and Võru County) due to the same municipality being unable to have several villages with the same name. In total, 50 villages had their names changed and 9 villages disappeared completely after merging with another village. Due to political considerations and strong opposition from municipalities, the reform could not be carried out in this form earlier. However, since 2004, the state had been offering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustla
Mustla is a small borough (') in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 818. 1938–1979 Mustla was a town with town privileges. In June 2018, a plaque commemorating Alfons Rebane was unveiled on the wall of a private building in Mustla where he had lived. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested the unveiling. Mustla.JPG, Mustla in winter Tarvastu vabadussõja mälestussammas septembris 2012.JPG, Monument to the Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Soviet Russian westward offensive of 1918–1919 and the ... Tarvastu Gümnaasium.JPG, Gymnasium References Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kreis Fellin {{Viljandi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljandi
Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe. The town became a member of the Hanseatic League at the beginning of the 14th century, and is one of five Estonian towns and cities in the league. The once influential Estonian newspaper ''Sakala (newspaper), Sakala'' was founded in Viljandi in 1878. Symbols The flag of Viljandi is bi-coloured, its upper part is light blue and lower part white. The city's shield-shaped coat of arms is light blue, with a white rose in the middle. Viljandi is the white rose city – in midsummer there are 720 white roses flowering in front of the city hall, planted for the town's anniversary in 2003. In summer, the White Rose D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Estonia
The president of the Republic of Estonia () is the head of state of the Estonia, Republic of Estonia. The current president is Alar Karis, elected by Parliament on 31 August 2021, replacing Kersti Kaljulaid. Estonia is one of the few parliamentary republics in which the president is a ceremonial figurehead without even nominal executive powers. The president is obliged to suspend their membership in any political party for the term in office. Upon assuming office, the authority and duties of the president in all other elected or appointed offices terminate automatically. These measures should theoretically help the president to function in a more independent and impartial manner. The president holds office for five years. They may be elected any number of times, but not more than twice consecutively. In Estonia, the president is elected by the Riigikogu; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
