Väike-Maarja Parish Explained

Väike-Maarja Parish
Native Name:	Väike-Maarja 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:	Väike-Maarja
Area Total Km2:	457.39
Population Total:	5421
Population As Of:	01.01.2009
Population Density Km2:	auto
Website:	www.v-maarja.ee
Iso Code:	EE-928

Väike-Maarja Parish (Estonian: Väike-Maarja vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,421 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 457.39 km².^[1]

Settlements

Small boroughsKiltsi, Rakke, Simuna, Väike-Maarja

VillagesAavere - Aburi - Äntu - Ärina - Avanduse - Avispea - Ebavere - Edru - Eipri - Emumäe - Hirla - Imukvere - Jäätma - Kaavere - Kadiküla - Kamariku - Kännuküla - Kärsa - Käru - Kellamäe - Kitsemetsa - Koila - Koluvere - Kõpsta - Koonu - Kurtna - Lahu - Lammasküla - Lasinurme - Liigvalla - Liivaküla - Määri - Mäiste - Mõisamaa - Müüriku - Nadalama - Nõmme - Nõmmküla - Olju - Orguse - Padaküla - Pandivere - Piibe - Pikevere - Pudivere - Raeküla - Raigu - Räitsvere - Rastla - Salla - Sandimetsa - Sootaguse - Suure-Rakke - Tammiku - Triigi - Uuemõisa - Väike-Rakke - Väike-Tammiku - Vao - Varangu - Villakvere - Võivere - Vorsti

Notable natives

• Aile Asszonyi, operatic soprano
• Voldemar Karl Koch, military officer
• Georg Lurich, wrestler
• Johann Peter Hoffmann, owner of "Marienhof"

International relations

See main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia.

Twin towns — Sister cities

• Hausjärvi, Finland (since 1989)^[2]
• Kaarma, Estonia^[2]
• Sirdal, Norway (since 1994)^[2]
• Sonkajärvi, Finland (since 1997)^[2]
• Tommerup, Denmark (1995–2007)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population figure and composition. www.stat.ee Statistics Estonia. 27 January 2010.
2. Web site: Sõprusvallad. Väike-Maarja vald. 21 March 2011. et.