Kadrina Parish () is a rural
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Lääne-Viru County
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, northern
Estonia
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.
It covers an area of 329.26 km² (10% of the total area of the county) and has a population of 5,156 (as of January 1, 2004). The parish has had its current borders since 2005, when
Saksi Parish was dissolved and
Kiku,
Pariisi and
Salda villages were merged to Kadrina Parish, the larger part of Saksi Parish was added to
Tapa Parish
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The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tapa, Estonia, Tapa. It is located 70 km east of Estonia's Capital ( ...
.
The administrative centre is the
small borough
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Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
(''alevik'') of
Kadrina, which has a population of 2,600. Other major populated places are the small borough of
Hulja (600 inhabitants) and the villages of
Kihlevere (200 inhabitants),
Vohnja (200 inhabitants) and
Viitna (100 inhabitants). There are 32 villages in total.
The northern border of the municipality is also the southern border of
Lahemaa National Park.
The
Tallinn
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–
Narva
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road (nr 1, part of
E20) and the Tallinn–
Saint Petersburg
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railway
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run through Kadrina Parish.
Settlements
;Small boroughs:
Hulja,
Kadrina
;Villages:
Ama,
Arbavere,
Hõbeda,
Härjadi,
Jõepere,
Jõetaguse,
Jürimõisa,
Kadapiku,
Kallukse,
Kihlevere,
Kiku,
Kolu,
Kõrveküla,
Lante,
Leikude,
Loobu,
Läsna,
Mõndavere,
Mäo,
Neeruti,
Ohepalu,
Orutaguse,
Pariisi,
Põima,
Ridaküla,
Rõmeda,
Salda,
Saukse,
Sootaguse,
Tirbiku,
Tokolopi,
Udriku,
Uku,
Undla,
Vaiatu,
Vandu,
Viitna,
Vohnja,
Võduvere,
Võipere
Religion
Gallery
Kallukse hiiemänd (foto Martin Suuroja).jpg, Kallukse pine
Nabudi järv Viitna järvemägedes (foto Martin Suuroja).jpg, Nabudi lake
Viitna Suurjärv (foto Martin Suuroja).jpg, Viitna Pikkjärv
Kadrina jaama allee.JPG, Kadrina railway station allee
Kadrina kirik talvel.JPG, Kadrina church
Neeruti mõis, 2014 sügisel.JPG, Neeruti manor
Viitna kõrtsihoone.jpg, Viitna inn
Undla mõisa peahoone.jpg, Undla manor house
References
External links
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