Sangaste Parish
| Sangaste Parish Sangaste vald |
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| Sangaste Parish within Valga County. Sangaste Parish within Valga County. |
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| Country |  Estonia |
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| County |  Valga County |
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| Administrative centre | Sangaste | ||
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| • Mayor | Kaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 144.72 km2 (55.88 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2010[2]) | |||
| • Total | 1,464 | ||
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www.sangaste.ee | ||
Sangaste Parish (Estonian: Sangaste Vald) is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga with a population of 1,464 (as of 1 January 2010) and an area of 144.72 km².[2]
Sangaste feature attractions includes the Sangaste Castle, where Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793-1874), the Governor-General of Finland (1855-1861), was born. It is now a hotel and a restaurant. Sangaste is also the birthplace of the Estonian writer August Gailit (1891-1960) and Estonian opera singer Aarne Viisimaa (1898-1989).
The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Toyvel.
The mayor of Sangaste Parish is Kaido Tamberg[1] from the Social Democratic Party.
Settlements
- Small borough
- Villages
Ädu - Keeni - Kurevere - Lauküla - Lossiküla - Mäeküla - Mägiste - Pringi - Restu - Risttee - Sarapuu - Tiidu - Vaalu
References
External links
- Official Website (Estonian)
- Sangaste Castle
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