:Sõmeru Parish
{{Short description|Former municipality of Estonia}}
{{More footnotes|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sõmeru Parish
| native_name = Sõmeru vald
| settlement_type = Former municipality of Estonia
| image_skyline = Kohala mõisa peahoone.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| image_caption = Kohala manor
| image_flag = Flag of Sõmeru.svg
| flag_size = 125px
| image_shield =Coat_of_arms_of_Sõmeru_Parish.png
| shield_size = 75px
| image_map = Eesti someru vald.png
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Sõmeru Parish within Lääne-Viru County.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = 25px Lääne-Viru County
| seat_type = Administrative centre
| seat = Sõmeru
| leader_party =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| area_total_km2 = 168.29
| population_total = 3885
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_density_km2 = auto
| website = [http://www.someru.ee www.someru.ee]
}}
Sõmeru Parish ({{langx|et|Sõmeru vald}}) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County.{{cite web |title=X-GIS(3) Portal |url=https://xgis.maaamet.ee/knravalik/knr?obj_id=171 |website=xgis.maaamet.ee |access-date=3 February 2022}} It had a population of 3,885 (2006) and an area of 168.29 km².
Settlements
Sõmeru Parish had 3 small boroughs, Näpi, Sõmeru and Uhtna and 28 villages: Aluvere, Andja, Aresi, Jäätma, Kaarli, Katela, Katku, Kohala, Kohala-Eesküla, Koovälja, Muru, Nurme, Papiaru, Rahkla, Raudlepa, Raudvere, Roodevälja, Rägavere, Sooaluse, Sämi, Sämi-Tagaküla, Toomla, Ubja, Ussimäe, Vaeküla, Varudi-Altküla, Varudi-Vanaküla, Võhma.
People
Sõmeru Parish is the birthplace of artist Endel Ruberg (1917–1989).
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