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| Märjamaa Parish Märjamaa vald | |
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| Municipality of Estonia | |
 Konuvere bridge | |
 Flag Coat of arms | |
 Märjamaa Parish within Rapla County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Rapla County |
| Administrative centre | Märjamaa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,164 km (449 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,535 |
| • Density | 6.5/km (17/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-503 |
| Website | www.marjamaa.ee |
Märjamaa Parish (Estonian: Märjamaa vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It had a population of 7,015 (as of November 2012) and an area of 1,164 km (336.54 mi). Märjamaa Parish was the biggest municipality in Estonia by area.
In 2017 it was merged with Vigala Parish and three villages from Raikküla Parish to form a new parish (also named Märjamaa Parish).
Settlements
- Borough
- Villages
Alaküla - Altküla - Aravere - Aruküla - Haimre - Hiietse - Inda - Jaaniveski - Jõeääre - Käbiküla - Kaguvere - Kangru - Käriselja - Kasti - Keskküla - Kiilaspere - Kilgi - Kirna - Kohatu - Kohtru - Koluta - Konuvere - Kõrtsuotsa - Kõrvetaguse - Kunsu - Laukna - Leevre - Lestima - Lokuta - Loodna - Luiste - Lümandu - Maidla - Mäliste - Männiku - Metsaääre - Metsküla - Mõisamaa - Moka - Mõraste - Nääri - Naistevalla - Napanurga - Nõmmeotsa - Nurme - Nurtu-Nõlva - Ohukotsu - Ojaäärse - Orgita - Päädeva - Paaduotsa - Paeküla - Paisumaa - Pajaka - Põlli - Pühatu - Purga - Rangu - Rassiotsa - Riidaku - Ringuta - Risu-Suurküla - Russalu - Sipa - Sõmeru - Sooniste - Soosalu - Sõtke - Sulu - Suurküla - Teenuse - Tolli - Ülejõe - Urevere - Vaimõisa - Valgu - Valgu-Vanamõisa - Vana-Nurtu - Varbola - Velise - Velisemõisa - Velise-Nõlva - Veski - Vilta - Võeva
Religion
Religion in Märjamaa Parish (2021)
Unaffiliated (81.9%) Lutheran (12.0%) Orthodox (1.1%) Others Christians (0.03%) Others Religions or Unknown (4.9%)People
Estonian Army General Jaan Kruus (1884–1942) was born in Sooniste Parish (now part of Märjamaa Parish).
Russian WWI general Paul von Rennenkampf was born in the village of Konuvere (now part of Märjamaa Parish).
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
References
- "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved Jul 10, 2019.
58°54′14″N 24°25′50″E / 58.90389°N 24.43056°E / 58.90389; 24.43056
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