Väike-Maarja Parish
{{Short description|Municipality of Estonia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Väike-Maarja Parish
| native_name = Väike-Maarja vald
| settlement_type = Municipality of Estonia
| image_skyline = Kiltsi mõisa peahoone 16079 (3).jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| image_caption = Kiltsi manor
| image_flag = Flag of Väike-Maarja Parish.svg
| flag_size = 125px
| image_shield = Coat_of_arms_of_Väike-Maarja_Parish.png
| shield_size = 75px
| image_map = File:Eesti Väike-Maarja vald 2017.svg
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Väike-Maarja Parish within Lääne-Viru County.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 =Lääne-Viru County
| seat_type = Administrative centre
| seat = Väike-Maarja
| leader_party =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| area_total_km2 = 457.39
| population_total = 5421
| population_as_of = 01.01.2009
| population_density_km2 = auto
| website = [http://www.v-maarja.ee www.v-maarja.ee]
| official_name =
| iso_code = EE-928
}}
Väike-Maarja Parish ({{langx|et|Väike-Maarja vald}}) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,421 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 457.39 km².{{cite web|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Po0291&ti=POPULATION+NUMBER%2C+AREA+AND+DENSITY+BY+ADMINISTRATIVE+UNIT+OR+TYPE+OF+SETTLEMENT%2C+1+JANUARY&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1|title=Population figure and composition|publisher=www.stat.ee Statistics Estonia|access-date=27 January 2010}}
Settlements
;Small boroughs
Kiltsi, Rakke, Simuna, Väike-Maarja
;Villages
Aavere - Aburi - Äntu - Ärina - Avanduse - Avispea - Ebavere - Edru - Eipri - Emumäe - Hirla - Imukvere - Jäätma - Kaavere - Kadiküla - Kamariku - Kännuküla - Kärsa - Käru - Kellamäe - Kitsemetsa - Koila - Koluvere - Kõpsta - Koonu - Kurtna - Lahu - Lammasküla - Lasinurme - Liigvalla - Liivaküla - Määri - Mäiste - Mõisamaa - Müüriku - Nadalama - Nõmme - Nõmmküla - Olju - Orguse - Padaküla - Pandivere - Piibe - Pikevere - Pudivere - Raeküla - Raigu - Räitsvere - Rastla - Salla - Sandimetsa - Sootaguse - Suure-Rakke - Tammiku - Triigi - Uuemõisa - Väike-Rakke - Väike-Tammiku - Vao - Varangu - Villakvere - Võivere - Vorsti
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Väike-Maarja, Estonia (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1962-present)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = -2.4
|Feb high C = -2.6
|Mar high C = 1.8
|Apr high C = 9.6
|May high C = 16.2
|Jun high C = 19.8
|Jul high C = 22.5
|Aug high C = 21.1
|Sep high C = 15.6
|Oct high C = 8.3
|Nov high C = 2.5
|Dec high C = -0.6
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -4.7
|Feb mean C = -5.3
|Mar mean C = -1.8
|Apr mean C = 4.5
|May mean C = 10.4
|Jun mean C = 14.5
|Jul mean C = 17.2
|Aug mean C = 15.8
|Sep mean C = 11.1
|Oct mean C = 5.2
|Nov mean C = 0.5
|Dec mean C = -2.7
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -7.5
|Feb low C = -8.3
|Mar low C = -5.4
|Apr low C = 0.0
|May low C = 4.5
|Jun low C = 9.0
|Jul low C = 11.8
|Aug low C = 10.9
|Sep low C = 7.0
|Oct low C = 2.2
|Nov low C = -1.7
|Dec low C = -5.0
|year low C =
|Jan record high C = 8.2
|Feb record high C = 10.5
|Mar record high C = 16.1
|Apr record high C = 25.6
|May record high C = 30.4
|Jun record high C = 31.1
|Jul record high C = 33.7
|Aug record high C = 34.5
|Sep record high C = 29.5
|Oct record high C = 20.5
|Nov record high C = 14.1
|Dec record high C = 10.5
|year record high C =
|Jan record low C = -33.7
|Feb record low C = -34.8
|Mar record low C = -26.6
|Apr record low C = -17.2
|May record low C = -6.6
|Jun record low C = -1.8
|Jul record low C = 2.4
|Aug record low C = 0.9
|Sep record low C = -5.4
|Oct record low C = -13.6
|Nov record low C = -23.7
|Dec record low C = -36.2
|year record low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 46
|Feb precipitation mm = 35
|Mar precipitation mm = 34
|Apr precipitation mm = 34
|May precipitation mm = 44
|Jun precipitation mm = 76
|Jul precipitation mm = 75
|Aug precipitation mm = 87
|Sep precipitation mm = 63
|Oct precipitation mm = 76
|Nov precipitation mm = 57
|Dec precipitation mm = 50
|year precipitation mm = 684
|unit precipitation days = 1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 12.6
|Feb precipitation days = 10.1
|Mar precipitation days = 9.2
|Apr precipitation days = 8.5
|May precipitation days = 7.6
|Jun precipitation days = 10.9
|Jul precipitation days = 10.0
|Aug precipitation days = 11.3
|Sep precipitation days = 10.6
|Oct precipitation days = 13.3
|Nov precipitation days = 12.8
|Dec precipitation days = 13.6
|year precipitation days = 130.5
|Jan humidity = 90
|Feb humidity = 88
|Mar humidity = 81
|Apr humidity = 71
|May humidity = 67
|Jun humidity = 73
|Jul humidity = 76
|Aug humidity = 79
|Sep humidity = 84
|Oct humidity = 89
|Nov humidity = 92
|Dec humidity = 91
|source 1 = Estonian Weather Service{{cite web
| url = https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/kliima/kliimanormid/ohutemperatuur/?lang=en
| title = Climate normals
| publisher = Estonian Weather Service
| accessdate = January 3, 2023
| url = https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/kliima/rekordid/ohutemperatuur/?lang=en
| title = Weather records
| publisher = Estonian Weather Service
| accessdate = January 3, 2023
| url = https://www.ilmateenistus.ee/meist/vaatlusvork/vaike-maarja-meteoroloogiajaam/
| title = Väike-Maarja meteoroloogiajaam
| publisher = Estonian Weather Service
| accessdate = January 3, 2023
}}
|source 2 = NOAA (precipitation days 1991-2020){{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Estonia/CSV/Vaike-Maarja_26141.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981-2010
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = January 3, 2023
}}
}}
Religion
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Väike-Maarja Parish (2021) [https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__usk/RL21452]
|label1 = Unaffiliated
|value1 = 87.8
|color1 = White
|label2 = Lutheran
|value2 = 8.0
|color2 = DodgerBlue
|label3 = Orthodox
|value3 = 2.3
|color3 = Pink
|label4 = Others Christians
|value4 = 0.4
|color4 = LightBlue
|label5 = Others Religions or Unknown
|value5 = 1.5
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 =
|value6 =
|color6 =
}}
Notable natives
- Aile Asszonyi, operatic soprano
- Voldemar Karl Koch, military officer
- Georg Lurich, wrestler
- Johann Peter Hoffmann, owner of "Marienhof"
Gallery
Aavere mõisa peahoone.jpg|Ruins of Aavere manor
Simuna kirik.jpg|Simuna church
Vaade Väike-Maarja kirikule.jpg|Väike-Maarja church
Äntu Sinijärv 2014.jpg|Äntu Blue Lake
Stone bridge in Kiltsi manor park.jpg|Stone bridge in Kiltsi manor park
Ebavere Hill.jpg|View from Ebavere Hill
International relations
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia}}
=Twin towns — Sister cities=
- {{flagicon|Finland}} Hausjärvi, Finland (since 1989){{cite web|title=Sõprusvallad|url=http://www.v-maarja.ee/?part=html&id=12|publisher=Väike-Maarja vald|access-date=21 March 2011|language=et}}
- {{flagicon|Estonia}} Kaarma, Estonia
- {{flagicon|Norway}} Sirdal, Norway (since 1994)
- {{flagicon|Finland}} Sonkajärvi, Finland (since 1997)
- {{flagicon|Denmark}} Tommerup, Denmark (1995–2007)
References
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