Sangaste Parish

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 Parish

Sangaste vald
Municipality of Estonia
Sangaste manor
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Sangaste Parish within Valga County.
Country Estonia
County Valga County
Administrative centreSangaste
Government
 • MayorKaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates)
Area
 • Total144.72 km2 (55.88 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2010[2])
 • Total1,464
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Websitewww.sangaste.ee

Sangaste features attractions includes the Sangaste Castle, where Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793-1874), the Governor-General of Finland (1855-1861), was born. It has 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 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

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


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