Risti Parish () was a rural

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, that existed from 1992 to 2013. After the

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held on 20 October 2013, Risti Parish was merged with neighbouring Oru and

Taebla Taebla is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough (') in Lääne County, Estonia, the administrative centre of Lääne-Nigula Parish. It has a population of 929 (as of 1 January 2010). Notable people Michael Roos (born 1982), American foo ...

parishes and a new

Lääne-Nigula Parish Lääne-Nigula Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of . Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti, and Taebla parishes after the mu ...

was established. In 2008 it had a population of 863 and an area of 167.8 km².

Populated places

Risti Parish had 1 small borough ( Risti) and 4 villages:

Jaakna Jaakna is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western 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 ...

Kuijõe Kuijõe () is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western 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 ...

Piirsalu Piirsalu () is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Estonian actor Arno Suurorg Arno Suurorg (born Arnold Friedrich Grossthal; 18 July 1903 – 3 January 1960) was an Estonian stage, ...

and

Rõuma Rõuma is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western 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 wes ...

References

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article Risti vald.''

External links

* Former municipalities of Estonia Geography of Lääne County {{Lääne-geo-stub