Orava Parish () was a rural
municipality
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in south-eastern
Estonia
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Põlva County
Põlva County ( or ''Põlvamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 23,989 people live in Põlva County – constituting 1.8% of the total popula ...
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The municipality had a population of 854 (as of 1 January 2008) and covered an area of 175.52 km². The population density was 4.9 inhabitants per km².
Villages
There were a total of 30 villages in Orava Parish. Administrative centre of the municipality was
Orava village. Other villages were
Hanikase,
Jantra,
Kahkva
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,
Kakusuu,
Kamnitsa,
Kliima,
Korgõmõisa,
Kõivsaare,
Kõliküla,
Kõvera,
Lepassaare,
Liinamäe,
Luuska,
Madi
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,
Marga,
Oro
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Music and dance
* Oro (dance), a Balkan circle dance
* Oro (eagle dance), an eagle dance from Montenegro and Herzegovina
* "Oro" (Mango song), 1984
* "Oro" (Jelena Tomašević son ...
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Piusa
Piusa is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia. It is located on the left bank of the river Piusa, near the border of Russia.
Piusa is famous for its sand caves along the river.
Sand quarries for glass production a ...
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Praakmani,
Päka
Päka is a village in Võru Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
In 1992-2017 (before the administrative reform of Estonian local governments) the village was located in Orava parish of Põlva county
Põlva ...
,
Pääväkese,
Rebasmäe,
Riihora,
Rõssa,
Soe,
Soena,
Suuremetsa,
Tamme,
Tuderna and
Vivva
Gallery
Orava kool.JPG, Orava school
Rebasmäe allikas 2015-05-23.JPG, Rebasmäe spring
Piusa koopad 2011 09.jpg, Piusa caves
Põrguhaud, Ilumetsa.jpg, Põrguhaud, biggest of the Ilumetsa craters
References
External links
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