:Orava Parish

{{Short description|Former municipality of Estonia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Orava Parish

| native_name = Orava vald

| settlement_type = Former municipality of Estonia

| image_skyline = Brassica napus (raps).JPG

| imagesize = 200px

| image_caption = Parish countryside

| image_flag = Flag of Orava Parish, Põlva County, Estonia.svg

| flag_size = 125px

| image_shield = Orava valla vapp.gif

| shield_size = 75px

| image_map = Eesti orava vald.png

| mapsize =

| map_caption = Orava Parish within Põlva County.

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 25px Põlva County

| seat_type = Administrative centre

| seat = Orava

| leader_party =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| area_total_km2 = 175.6

| population_total = 854

| population_as_of = 2008

| population_density_km2 = auto

| website = [http://www.orava.ee www.orava.ee]

}}

Orava Parish ({{langx|et|Orava vald}}) was a rural municipality in south-eastern Estonia, Põlva County.{{cite web |title=X-GIS(3) Portal |url=https://xgis.maaamet.ee/knravalik/knr?obj_id=121 |website=xgis.maaamet.ee |access-date=2 February 2022}} The municipality had a population of 854 (as of 1 January 2008) and covered an area of 175.52 km². The population density was 4.9 inhabitants per km².

Villages

There were a total of 30 villages in Orava Parish. Administrative centre of the municipality was Orava village. Other villages were Hanikase, Jantra, Kahkva, Kakusuu, Kamnitsa, Kliima, Korgõmõisa, Kõivsaare, Kõliküla, Kõvera, Lepassaare, Liinamäe, Luuska, Madi, Marga, Oro, Piusa, Praakmani, Päka, Pääväkese, Rebasmäe, Riihora, Rõssa, Soe, Soena, Suuremetsa, Tamme, Tuderna and Vivva

Gallery

Orava kool.JPG|Orava school

Rebasmäe allikas 2015-05-23.JPG|Rebasmäe spring

Piusa koopad 2011 09.jpg|Piusa caves

Põrguhaud, Ilumetsa.jpg|Põrguhaud, biggest of the Ilumetsa craters

References

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