Vastseliina Parish

{{Short description|Former municipality of Estonia}}

{{expand Estonian|date=August 2023|topic=geo}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Vastseliina Parish

| native_name = {{lang|et|Vastseliina vald}} {{in lang|et}}
{{lang|vro|Vahtsõliina vald}} {{in lang|vro}}

| settlement_type = Former municipality of Estonia

| image_skyline = Vastseliina kirik, 2014-09-19.JPG

| imagesize = 200px

| image_caption = Vastseliina church

| image_flag = Vastseliina valla-lipp.gif

| flag_size = 125px

| image_shield = Vastseliina valla vapp.gif

| shield_size = 75px

| image_map = Eesti vastseliina vald.png

| mapsize =

| map_caption = Vastseliina Parish within Võru County.

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 25px Võru County

| seat_type = Administrative centre

| seat = Vastseliina

| leader_party =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| area_total_km2 = 222.8

| population_total = 2165

| population_as_of = 01.01.2008

| population_density_km2 = auto

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

}}

Vastseliina Parish ({{langx|et|Vastseliina vald}}; {{langx|vro|Vahtsõliina vald}}) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County.{{cite web |title=X-GIS(3) Portal |url=https://xgis.maaamet.ee/knravalik/knr?obj_id=209 |website=xgis.maaamet.ee |access-date=3 February 2022}} It had a population of 2,165 (2008) and an area of 222.8 km².

Settlements

Notable residents

Wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Eduard Pütsep (1898–1960) was born in Vastseliina Parish.

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