Valjala Parish | |
Native Name: | Valjala vald |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Flag Size: | 125px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Saare County |
Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
Seat: | Valjala |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Aare Martinson |
Area Total Km2: | 180.02 |
Population Total: | 1406 |
Population As Of: | 01.01.2012 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | www.valjala.ee |
Valjala Parish (or Valjala rural municipality) was a rural municipality in western Estonia. It is a part of Saare County. The municipality had a population of 1,397 (as of 1 January 2006) and covered an area of 180.02 km2.
During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.
Valjala Parish was situated between Laimjala Parish (east), Pihtla Parish (west) and Leisi Parish (north).
The parish consisted of one small borough, Valjala, and 32 villages:Ariste, Jursi, Jõelepa, Jööri, Kalju, Kallemäe, Kalli, Kogula, Koksi, Kuiste, Kungla, Kõnnu, Kõriska, Lööne, Männiku, Nurme, Oessaare, Põlluküla, Rahu, Rannaküla, Röösa, Sakla, Siiksaare, Turja, Tõnija, Undimäe, Vanalõve, Veeriku, Vilidu, Võrsna, Väkra, Väljaküla.
The parish had 2 schools, kindergarten, and several manors.
The oldest sacral building in Estonia is Valjala church. The construction began in 1227.
Parish included ruins of ancient Valjala Stronghold.