Luunja Parish

Luunja Parish Luunja vald
Municipality of Estonia
Pähklisaare Nature Park
Flag Coat of arms
Luunja Parish within Tartu County.
Country	Estonia
County	Tartu County
Administrative centre	Luunja
Website	www.luunja.ee

Luunja Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia.

Settlements

Small borough

Luunja

Villages

Kabina - Kakumetsa - Kavastu - Kikaste - Kõivu - Lohkva - Muri - Pajukurmu - Pilka - Poksi - Põvvatu - Rõõmu - Sääsekõrva - Sääsküla - Sava - Savikoja - Sirgu - Sirgumetsa - Veibri - Viira

Notable people

• Ernst Hiis (1872–1964), piano maker, founder of the Estonia Piano Factory; was born in Luunja Parish
• Jaan Jaago (1887–1949), wrestler; was born in Luunja Parish
• Karl Eduard Sööt (1862–1950), poet; was born in Lohkva.^[1]
• Eduard Sõrmus (1878–1940), violinist; was born in Luunja

Gallery

• 
  The Luunja cucumber greenhouses in Lohkva.
• 
  Raft over Emajõgi in Kavastu, 1984.

Twinnings

• Jämsänkoski, Finland

See also

• JK Luunja

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luunja Parish.

• Official website

Coordinates: 58°21′N 26°53′E / 58.350°N 26.883°E / 58.350; 26.883