Sangaste Parish

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Sangaste Parish
Sangaste vald
Municipality of Estonia
Sangaste manor

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Sangaste Parish within Valga County.
Country  Estonia
County Valga County
Administrative centre Sangaste
Government
  Mayor Kaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates)
Area[2]
  Total 144.72 km2 (55.88 sq mi)
Population (01.01.2010[2])
  Total 1,464
  Density 10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Website www.sangaste.ee

Sangaste Parish (Estonian: Sangaste Vald) is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga with a population of 1,464 (as of 1 January 2010) and an area of 144.72 km².[2]

Sangaste feature attractions includes the Sangaste Castle, where Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793-1874), the Governor-General of Finland (1855-1861) was born, it is presently a hotel and a restaurant. Sangaste is also the birthplace of the Estonian writer August Gailit (1891-1960)and Estonian opera singer Aarne Viisimaa (1898-1989).

The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Toyvel.

The current mayor of Sangaste Parish is Kaido Tamberg[1] from the Social Democratic Party.

Settlements

Small borough

Sangaste

Villages

Ädu - Keeni - Kurevere - Lauküla - Lossiküla - Mäeküla - Mägiste - Pringi - Restu - Risttee - Sarapuu - Tiidu - Vaalu

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Vallavanem" (in Estonian). Sangaste vald. Retrieved 28 May 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010. 

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Coordinates: 57°55′31″N 26°18′54″E / 57.92528°N 26.31500°E / 57.92528; 26.31500

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