Sooviku | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
Coordinates: | 58.2453°N 25.8967°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Viljandi County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Viljandi Parish |
Population Total: | 34 [1] |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Sooviku is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish. Sooviku is located 22 km (13.6 miles) southeast of the town of Viljandi, 2.2 km (1.3 miles) northwest of the small borough of Mustla, near the western shore of Lake Võrtsjärv. Neighboring villages include Porsa, Tarvastu, Villa and Vanausse.[2] [3] Sooviku had a population of 34 as of 2011, a decrease from 69 in the 2000 census.[4]
The ruins of the 14th century Tarvastu Castle (Estonian: Estonian: Tarvastu ordulinnus) are located near the village of Sooviku.[5]