Mulgi Parish ( et, Mulgi vald) is a

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, a ...

in southern Estonia. It is a part of

Viljandi County Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the ...

. As of 2021, the municipality has a population of 7,372, and covers . It is one of the southernmost municipalities of both Vilandji and Estonia, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the Latvian border.

Geography

The administrative centre of the Mulgi municipality is the town of

Abja-Paluoja Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Before 2017, it was the administrative centre of Abja Parish. Abja-Paluoja was first mentioned in 1505. Abja-Paluoja gained town rights in 1993 and became a sovereig ...

. The municipality itself consists of 3 towns (

Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south. History Kark ...

Mõisaküla Mõisaküla ( lv, Muižciems; Meizakila) is a town in southern Estonia, part of Mulgi Parish of Viljandi County, just next to the border of Latvia. It is considered to be the smallest town in Estonia. The town has 32 streets, with the total leng ...

); 2 small boroughs ( et, alevikud) (

Halliste Halliste is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia, located about 6 km northeast of the town of Abja-Paluoja. Until 2017, Halliste was the administrative centre of Halliste Parish. As of 2011 ...

Õisu Õisu (german: Euseküll) is a small borough in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Õisu manor A manorial estate was established in Õisu in the 16th century, and during the Swedish time it appears to at some point have belonge ...

); and 58 villages: Abja-Vanamõisa, Abjaku,

Ainja Ainja () is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Mäeküla, Sudiste, Karksi, Kõvaküla and Äriküla as well as Helme Parish ) , leader_name = Tar ...

Allaste Allaste (''Alsten'' in German) is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Pärsi, Polli, Leeli and Pöögle Pöögle is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in ...

Äriküla Äriküla (''Erküll'' in German) is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Ainja Ainja () is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retri ...

, Atika, Ereste,

Hirmuküla Hirmuküla (German: ''Hirmoküll'') is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gul ...

Hõbemäe Hõbemäe is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to ...

, Kaarli,

Kalvre Kalvre is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...

Kamara Kamara may refer to: ;Places * Lato pros Kamara or simply Kamara, an ancient city on Crete * Kamara, Estonia, a village * Kämara, Estonia, a village * Kamara, Arcadia, Greece, a village * Kamara, Corfu, Greece, a village in the municipal unit Ach ...

Karksi Karksi is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located near the town Karksi-Nuia. See also *Battle of Karksi (1600) The Battle of Karksi (also known as Battle of Karkus) was fo ...

Kõvaküla Kõvaküla is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Ainja, Äriküla, Univere, Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia'') is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi Coun ...

Kulla Kulla may refer to: * Kulla (god), god of builders in the Mesopotamian mythology. He is responsible for the creation of bricks and restoration of temples. * Kulla (goddess), an alternate name of Ukulla, a goddess regarded as the wife of the Meso ...

Laatre Laatre is a small borough (') in Valga County in southern Estonia, located about 16 km northeast of the town of Estonia. Between 1992 and 2017, until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian local governments, Laatre was the administrati ...

Lasari Lasari is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...

, Leeli, Lilli, Mäeküla, Maru, Metsaküla, Mõõnaste, Morna, Mulgi, Muri, Naistevalla,

Niguli Niguli is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to t ...

, Oti,

Päidre Päidre is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Fi ...

Päigiste Päigiste is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, t ...

Pärsi Pärsi is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Morna, Oti, Karksi, Polli and Allaste Allaste (''Alsten'' in German) is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County i ...

Penuja Penuja is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...

Põlde Põlde is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...

Polli Polli may refer to: Places * Põlli, a village in Märjamaa Parish, Rapla County, in western Estonia * Polli, Estonia, a village in Mulgi Parish People * Andrea Polli (born 1968), environmental artist * Carlo Polli (born 1989), Swiss footba ...

Pöögle Pöögle is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Leeli and Allaste as well as other villages in the former parishes of Abja Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, V ...

Pornuse Pornuse is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in southern Estonia. It is located just south of Halliste, the former centre of the abolished Halliste Parish, and about 5 km northeast of Abja-Paluoja town. As of 2011 Census, the vil ...

, Räägu,

Raamatu Raamatu is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to th ...

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Rimmu Rimmu is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to th ...

Saate Saate is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...

Saksaküla Saksaküla is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, ...

Sammaste Sammaste is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to ...

, Sarja, Sudiste,

Suuga Suuga is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages of Tuhalaane and Muri as well as other villages in the former Paistu Parish Paistu Parish ( et, Paistu vald) was a rur ...

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Toosi Toosi is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to t ...

Tuhalaane Tuhalaane is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Hirmuküla, Morna, Muri and Suuga as well as Viljandi Parish. Notable people *Ants Piip (1884–1942), politician ...

, Ülemõisa,

Umbsoo Umbsoo is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...

Univere Univere is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Äriküla, Metsaküla, Leeli, Polli, Karksi-Nuia and Kõvaküla Kõvaküla is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljand ...

Uue-Kariste Uue-Kariste is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across fro ...

Vabamatsi Vabamatsi is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, ...

Vana-Kariste Vana-Kariste is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. It has a population of 95 (as of 1 January 2000). Estonian Army officer Jaan Maide Jaan Maide, VR II/3 (30 May 1896 – 10 August 1945) was a senior Estonian Arm ...

, Veelikse, and Veskimäe.

Religion

History

The municipality was formed on the 24th October, 2017, by merging of the town of Mõisaküla with the neighbouring municipalities of Karks, Abja, and Halliste. There were many discrepancies in the past based on the naming of the Mulgi municipality; the naming council found Mulgi to be a misleading name both culturally and geographically, as the municipality only covers a third of the historical Mulgimaa – the municipalities of Halliste and Karks, to be more specific. Suggested names in its place included Lääne-Mulg, Abja-Mulg, and Halliste-Karksi. Concerns have also been raised about the loss of the name Abja. This stems from the history of the area; before the expansion of the Viljandi County borders in 1962, the district of Abja also existed in the same area. Märt Lond
"Kas ikka Mulgi vald?"
Sakala, 23. november 2016

References

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