Mustla Explained

Official Name:Mustla
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Viljandi County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Viljandi Parish
Population As Of:2011 Census
Population Total:818
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2

Mustla is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 818.[1]

1938–1979 Mustla was a town with town privileges.

In June 2018, a plaque commemorating Alfons Rebane was unveiled on the wall of a private building in Mustla where he had lived.[2] [3] The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested the unveiling.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age. Statistics Estonia. 31 May 2013. 31 December 2011.
  2. News: Plaque commemorating SS recipient of Iron Cross to be unveiled in Mustla . 26 June 2018 . Eesti Rahvusringhääling . 22 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Liphshiz . Cnaan . Plaque honouring SS officer unveiled in Estonia . 2022-06-03 . www.jewishnews.co.uk . en-US.
  4. Web site: Comment by the Information and Press Department on the unveiling of a memorial plaque to Waffen-SS Colonel Alfons Rebane in Estonia . The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation . 26 June 2018.