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Former municipality of Estonia Former municipality of Estonia in Pärnu County
Tõstamaa Parish Tõstamaa vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Tõrvanõmme pineTõrvanõmme pine
Flag of Tõstamaa ParishFlagCoat of arms of Tõstamaa ParishCoat of arms
Tõstamaa Parish within Pärnu County.Tõstamaa Parish within Pärnu County.
Country Estonia
County Pärnu County
Administrative centreTõstamaa
Area
 • Total261.01 km (100.78 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,572
 • Density6.0/km (16/sq mi)
Websitewww.tostamaa.ee

Tõstamaa Parish (Estonian: Tõstamaa vald) was a rural municipality in southwestern Estonia. It was a part of Pärnu County. The municipality had a population of 1,572 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 261.01 km.

Tõstamaa Parish covered part of the flat seashore of western Pärnu County, a low, swampy coastal area bordered by an elevated chain of sand dunes. Behind the dunes spreads a slightly wavy drumlin, where higher places have been reclaimed, but lower ones have remained swampy or meadowland and covered with scattered foliage. And, although Tõstamaa should mean "high land", its populace have long lived not off the land, but off the sea.

Several islands and islets in the Gulf of Riga, including Sorgu and Manilaid, belong to Tõstamaa Parish.

Tõstamaa is home to the historic Tõstamaa Keskkool.

Settlements

Small borough

Tõstamaa

Villages

Alu - Ermistu - Kastna - Kavaru - Kiraste - Kõpu - Lao - Lõuka - Manija - Männikuste - Päraküla - Peerni - Pootsi - Rammuka - Ranniku - Seliste - Tõhela - Tõlli - Värati

Gallery

  • Tõstamaa community house Tõstamaa community house
  • Tõstamaa manor house Tõstamaa manor house
  • Manija village centre on Manilaid island Manija village centre on Manilaid island
  • Seliste church Seliste church
  • Pootsi-Kõpu church Pootsi-Kõpu church
  • Lake Ermistu Lake Ermistu
  • Tõstamaa church Tõstamaa church
  • Peerni harbor Peerni harbor

References

  1. "Population figure and composition". stat.ee Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

External links

Coat of arms of Pärnu County Municipalities of Pärnu County
Urban municipalities Coat of arms of Pärnu County
Rural municipalities

58°19′59″N 23°59′56″E / 58.333°N 23.999°E / 58.333; 23.999


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