Väike-Maarja Parish is a rural municipality

Municipalities of Estonia

A Municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country....

 of Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,421 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 457.39 km².

Settlements

Small boroughs
Kiltsi

Kiltsi

Kiltsi is a small borough in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. At the end of the 15th century the Teutonic Knights erected a castle, which later became part of a larger one. Destroyed by a fire in 1588, the castle was not reerected until 1789.-References:...

, Simuna

Simuna, Estonia

Simuna is a small borough in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 454 .Before 2005 Simuna was the centre of Avanduse Parish which was merged to Väike-Maarja Parish....

, Väike-Maarja

Väike-Maarja

Väike-Maarja is a small borough in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish.-Notable people:*Aile Asszonyi , opera singer*Eda-Ines Etti , singer*Vello Jürna , opera singer...

Villages
Aavere

Aavere, Väike-Maarja Parish

Aavere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Aburi

Aburi, Estonia

Aburi is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Äntu

Äntu

Äntu is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 50 ....

 - Ärina

Ärina

Ärina is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Avanduse

Avanduse

Avanduse is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Avispea

Avispea

Avispea is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Ebavere

Ebavere

Ebavere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Eipri

Eipri

Eipri is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Hirla

Hirla

Hirla is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Imukvere

Imukvere, Lääne-Viru County

Imukvere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Kännuküla

Kännuküla

Kännuküla is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Kärsa

Kärsa, Lääne-Viru County

Kärsa is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Käru

Käru, Lääne-Viru County

Käru is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Koonu

Koonu

Koonu is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Kurtna

Kurtna, Lääne-Viru County

Kurtna is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Liivaküla

Liivaküla, Lääne-Viru County

Liivaküla is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 79 .The Kiltsi Manor which was the home of famous navigator Adam Johann von Krusenstern is located on the territory of Liivaküla village.-External links:* at Estonian Manors Portal...

 - Määri

Määri

Määri is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Müüriku

Müüriku

Müüriku is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Nadalama

Nadalama, Lääne-Viru County

Nadalama is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Nõmme

Nõmme, Lääne-Viru County

Nõmme is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Orguse

Orguse, Lääne-Viru County

Orguse is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Pandivere

Pandivere

Pandivere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 101 .The surrounding upland Pandivere Heights is named after the village....

 - Pikevere

Pikevere

Pikevere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Pudivere

Pudivere, Lääne-Viru County

Pudivere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 41 .Pudivere Manor was established in 1586 by detaching it from neighbouring Võivere Manor. Until the dispossessing in 1919 it belonged to the owners of Avanduse Manor the Bremen family...

 - Raeküla

Raeküla

Raeküla is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Raigu

Raigu

Raigu is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Rastla

Rastla

Rastla is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Triigi

Triigi, Lääne-Viru County

Triigi is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Uuemõisa

Uuemõisa, Lääne-Viru County

Uuemõisa is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Vao

Vao, Lääne-Viru County

Vao is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Varangu

Varangu, Väike-Maarja Parish

Varangu is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

 - Võivere

Võivere

Võivere is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 49 .One of the points of the Struve Geodetic Arc is located in Võivere....

 - Vorsti

Vorsti, Lääne-Viru County

Vorsti is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia....

Notable natives

• Aile Asszonyi
  Aile Asszonyi
  Aile Asszonyi , is an Estonian classical soprano who has an active career as an opera and concert singer. She was a finalist of the 2004 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium and has been honored by the Estonian Music Council with the "Interpretation Prize" in 2007; an annual award given in...
  
  , operatic soprano
• Georg Lurich
  Georg Lurich
  Georg Lurich was a Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of fellow countryman wrestler and weightlifter Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg.-Early life:...
  
  , wrestler
• Johann Peter Hoffmann, owner of "Marienhof"

Twin towns — Sister cities

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, Finland (since 1989) Kaarma, Estonia Sirdal

Sirdal

Sirdal is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Sirdal was separated from Bakke in 1849. Sirdal was divided into Tonstad and Øvre Sirdal on 1 January 1905, but these were again merged to recreate Sirdal on 1 January 1960....

, Norway (since 1994) Sonkajärvi

Sonkajärvi

Sonkajärvi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....

, Finland (since 1997) Tommerup

Tommerup municipality

Until January 1, 2007 Tommerup municipality was a municipality in the former Funen County in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 74 km², and had a total population of 7,865...

, Denmark (1995–2007)

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