Paide Parish () was a rural
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
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 Ru ...
, in
Järva County
Järva County ( or ''Järvamaa''; ; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County t ...
.
It had a population of 1935 (as of 2004) and an area of 300 km².
Nurmsi Airfield (
ICAO
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: EENI) is located in the parish. During the
Cold War
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, it hosted a front-line fighter air base "Koigi".
Villages
Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654)
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th c ...
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Eivere -
Kirila -
Korba -
Kriilevälja -
Mäeküla -
Mäo -
Mustla -
Mustla-Nõmme -
Mündi -
Nurme -
Nurmsi -
Ojaküla -
Otiku -
Pikaküla -
Prääma -
Puiatu -
Purdi -
Sargvere -
Seinapalu -
Sillaotsa -
Sõmeru
Sõmeru () is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located about 4 km east of the town of Rakvere. Sõmeru is the administrative centre of Rakvere Parish
Rakvere Parish () is a rural municipality of Eston ...
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Suurpalu -
Tarbja -
Valgma -
Veskiaru -
Viraksaare -
Võõbu.
Gallery
Anna kirik1.jpg, Anna
Eivere mõisa peahoone.jpg, Eivere manor
Kükitakivisild2.jpg, Kükita
Matsimäe Pühajärv.jpg, Matsimäe Pühajärv
E263, Mäo, 2010-11.jpg, Mäo
Purdi mõisa peahoone.jpg, Purdi
Sargvere rüütlimõisa peahoone.JPG, Sargvere
Sargvere park.jpg, Sargvere manor park
Turba tootmine Viraksaares*.JPG, Viraksaare
References
Former municipalities of Estonia
Populated places in Järva County
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