Sangaste Parish

Sangaste Parish (Estonian: Sangaste Vald) was 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
Former municipality of Estonia
Sangaste manor
Sangaste manor
Flag of Sangaste Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Sangaste Parish
Coat of arms
Sangaste Parish within Valga County.
Sangaste Parish within Valga County.
Country Estonia
County Valga County
Administrative centreSangaste
Government
 • MayorKaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates)
Area
[2]
 • 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

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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