Saarepeedi Parish was a

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in south-western

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, in

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. After the

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held on 20 October 2013, Saarepeedi Parish was merged with

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, and Viiratsi parishes to form a new

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around the town of

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History

Saarepeedi neighborhood was populated 11th-12th century. there were Naanu fort, which speak of findings that have been used as a fortress of 12th-13th century. was first mentioned 1583.

Settlements

Villages in this area include:

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, Karula, Kokaviidika, Moori,

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, Saarepeedi, Taari,

Tobraselja Tobraselja is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, 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 Finlan ...

Tõnissaare Tõnissaare is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, 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 Finlan ...

, Välgita and

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References

External links

* Saarepeedi Parish Geography of Viljandi County {{Viljandi-geo-stub