Helme Parish

Helme Parish (Estonian: Helme vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Valga County. It had a population of 2,525 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 312.73 km².[1]

Helme Parish Helme vald
Municipality of Estonia
Taagepera lake on the Õhne river
Flag Coat of arms
Helme Parish within Valga County.
Country	Estonia
County	Valga County
Administrative centre	Tõrva
Government
• elder (Estonian: vallavanem)	Tarmo Tamm (Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond)
Area
• Total	312.73 km^2 (120.75 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2009)
• Total	2,525
• Density	8.1/km^2 (21/sq mi)
Website	www.helme.ee

Geography

Populated places

There was small borough (Estonian: alevik) Helme and 14 villages (Estonian: küla) in Helme Parish. The villages were: Ala, Holdre, Jõgeveste, Kähu, Kalme, Karjatnurme, Kirikuküla, Koorküla, Linna, Möldre, Patküla, Pilpa, Roobe and Taagepera.

Gallery

• 
  Helme caves
• 
  Taagepera Castle
• 
  Holdre manor
• 
  Taagepera Church
• 
  Barclay de Tolly mausoleum in Jõgeveste

References

1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 February 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)