Kadrina Parish | |
Native Name: | Kadrina vald |
Settlement Type: | Municipality of Estonia |
Flag Size: | 125px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Lääne-Viru County |
Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
Seat: | Kadrina |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ain Suurkaev |
Area Total Km2: | 329.26 |
Population Total: | 5156 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | www.kadrina.ee |
Iso Code: | EE-272 |
Kadrina Parish (Estonian: Kadrina vald) is a rural municipality in Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia.[1] It covers an area of 329.26 km² (10% of the total area of the county) and has a population of 5,156 (as of January 1, 2004). The parish has had its current borders since 2005, when Saksi Parish was dissolved and Kiku, Pariisi and Salda villages were merged to Kadrina Parish, the larger part of Saksi Parish was added to Tapa Parish.
The administrative centre is the small borough (alevik) of Kadrina, which has a population of 2,600. Other major populated places are the small borough of Hulja (600 inhabitants) and the villages of Kihlevere (200 inhabitants), Vohnja (200 inhabitants) and Viitna (100 inhabitants). There are 32 villages in total.
The northern border of the municipality is also the southern border of Lahemaa National Park.
The Tallinn–Narva road (nr 1, part of E20) and the Tallinn–Saint Petersburg railway run through Kadrina Parish.