Mulgimaa is a cultural-historical region in South

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. Today the region encompasses

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 ''Krei ...

and northwestern

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. Historically, Mulgimaa was divided into five parishes (): Halliste, Helme, Karksi, Paistu, and Tarvastu. Traditionally, the

Mulgi dialect Mulgi (, South Estonian (including Mulgi): ''mulgi kiilʼ'') is a dialect of South Estonian spoken in Estonia. The 2021 Estonian census counted 13,960 speakers. Usage Mulgi is spoken only by the older generation, as children are taught in s ...

was spoken in Mulgimaa.

References

External links

* http://www.mulgikultuur.ee/ * https://mulgimaa.ee/ Regions of Estonia {{Estonia-geo-stub