Märjamaa
{{Short description|Borough in Estonia}}
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| name = Märjamaa
| settlement_type = Borough
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| image_caption = View from the Märjamaa church
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Estonia
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = 25px Rapla County
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = 18px Märjamaa Parish
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| population_total = 3108
| population_as_of = 01.01.2008
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Märjamaa is a borough ({{langx|et|alev}}) in Rapla County, Estonia. It is the administrative center of Märjamaa Parish. Märjamaa has a population of 2,961 as of 29 November 2012, making it the largest settlement in the whole of Märjamaa Parish.{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=et&u=http://marjamaa.kovtp.ee/et/marjamaa-nadalaleht&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttps://marjamaa.kovtp.ee/et/uldinfo%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DhQu%26tbo%3Dd%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=X&ei=RvO3UOWZD4SS0QWHv4G4Aw&ved=0CDoQ7gEwAQ|title=Google Translate|work=google.co.uk|access-date=13 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.marjamaa.ee/failid/ARUTAMISEKS_arengukava_M_c3_a4rjamaa_20valla_20arengukava_202008_2015_2008_20v_c3_a4rvidega_1__1_.doc|title=Märjamaa valla arengukava|publisher= Märjamaa vald|pages=43|language=et|access-date=29 January 2010}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Notable people
- Ivo Eensalu (born 1949), actor and theatre director
- Arvo Valton (born 1935), writer
- Artur Uritamm (1901–1982), composer, taught music in Märjamaa from 1950 to 1955
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.estonia360.ee/marjamaa/ Märjamaa 360° aerial panorama / photo]
- [http://www.marjamaa.ee Märjamaa Parish] {{in lang|et}}
{{Märjamaa Parish}}
{{Boroughs of Estonia}}
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Category:Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Category:Former municipalities of Estonia
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