Valjala Parish

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Valjala Parish

| native_name = Valjala vald

| settlement_type = Former municipality

| image_skyline = Valjala kirik, 2007.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| image_caption = Valjala church

| image_flag =EE_Valjala_fl.png

| flag_size = 125px

| image_shield =EE_Valjala.png

| shield_size = 75px

| image_map = Eesti valjala vald.png

| mapsize =

| map_caption = Valjala Parish within Saare County.

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 25px Saare County

| seat_type = Administrative centre

| seat = Valjala

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Aare Martinson

| area_total_km2 = 180.02

| population_total = 1406

| population_as_of = 01.01.2012

| population_density_km2 = auto

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

}}

Valjala Parish (or Valjala rural municipality) was a rural municipality in western Estonia. It is a part of Saare County. The municipality had a population of 1,397 (as of 1 January 2006) and covered an area of 180.02 km².

During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.

Location

Valjala Parish was situated between Laimjala Parish (east), Pihtla Parish (west) and Leisi Parish (north).

Villages and boroughs

The parish consisted of one small borough, Valjala, and 32 villages:

Ariste, Jursi, Jõelepa, Jööri, Kalju, Kallemäe, Kalli, Kogula, Koksi, Kuiste, Kungla, Kõnnu, Kõriska, Lööne, Männiku, Nurme, Oessaare, Põlluküla, Rahu, Rannaküla, Röösa, Sakla, Siiksaare, Turja, Tõnija, Undimäe, Vanalõve, Veeriku, Vilidu, Võrsna, Väkra, Väljaküla.

= Other features =

The parish had 2 schools, kindergarten, and several manors.

The oldest sacral building in Estonia is Valjala church. The construction began in 1227.

Parish included ruins of ancient Valjala Stronghold.

References

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{{cite web|title=Kihelkonna valla, Kuressaare linna, Laimjala valla, Leisi valla, Lääne-Saare valla, Mustjala valla, Orissaare valla, Pihtla valla, Pöide valla, Salme valla, Torgu valla ja Valjala valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine” muutmine|url=https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/131052017006|website=Riigi Teataja|access-date=11 December 2017|language=et}}

}}

External links

{{Official website|http://www.valjala.ee/}} (available only in Estonian).