Sangaste Parish ( et, Sangaste Vald) was a

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of the

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n county of Valga with a population of 1,464 (as of 1 January 2010) and an area of 144.72 km². Sangaste features attractions includes the

Sangaste Castle Sangaste Castle ( et, Sangaste loss) is a castle in Sangaste, Otepää Parish, Valga County. The castle was built in 1879 to 1881 and designed by architect Otto Pius Hippius. It is built in a neo-Gothic style with influences from Tudor archite ...

, where

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(1793-1874), the

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(1855-1861), was born. It has a hotel and a restaurant. Sangaste is also the birthplace of the Estonian writer

August Gailit August Gailit (9 January 1891 – 5 November 1960) was an Estonians, Estonian writer.Endel Nirk, Arthur Robert Hone, Oleg Mutt, ''Estonian Literature: Historical Survey with Biobibliographical Appendix'', Published by Perioodika, 1987, p177 ...

(1891-1960) and Estonian opera singer

Aarne Viisimaa Aarne Viisimaa (born as Arnold Peeter Visman; 25 November 1898, Sangaste – 2 October 1989, Stockholm) was an Estonian operatic tenor and opera director. He was notably the director of the Estonian National Opera from 1927 to 1944. As an opera ...

(1898-1989). The village was first mentioned in 1272 as ''Toyvel''. The mayor of Sangaste Parish is Kaido Tamberg from the

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Settlements

;Small borough

Sangaste Sangaste ( vro, Sangastõ) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Otepää Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. Sangaste has a population of 228 (as of 1 January 2010). Sangaste castle Sangaste castle or manor (german: Schloss Sagnitz) traces it ...

;Villages Ädu -

Keeni Keeni is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It has a population of 331 (as of 1 January 2011). Keeni Manor (''Kehn'', later ''Koenen'', ''Konhöf'') was first mentioned in 1551. From 1924 ...

- Kurevere -

Lauküla Lauküla is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in 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 Finland, to t ...

Lossiküla Lossiküla is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in 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 Finland, to ...

- Mäeküla - Mägiste - Pringi - Restu - Risttee - Sarapuu - Tiidu -

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References

External links

Official Website

Sangaste Castle
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