Vändra
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Vändra is a borough
with a municipality
status in Pärnu County
, Estonia
. Vändra is surrounded by Vändra Parish
in which the borough itself is not part of. It has a population of 2,500 and an area of 3.28 km².
Vändra is the birthplace of the Estonian poet Lydia Koidula
(1843–1886).
Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...
with a 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....
status in Pärnu County
Pärnu County
Pärnu County , or Pärnumaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to the east, and Latvia to the south...
, 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...
. Vändra is surrounded by Vändra Parish
Vändra Parish
Vändra Parish is an Estonian municipality located in Pärnu County. It has a population of 3126 and an area of 642 km².-Settlements:Villages:...
in which the borough itself is not part of. It has a population of 2,500 and an area of 3.28 km².
Vändra is the birthplace of the Estonian poet Lydia Koidula
Lydia Koidula
Lydia Emilie Florentine Jannsen, , known after her pen name Lydia Koidula was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means ‘Lydia of the Dawn’ in Estonian. It was given her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson...
(1843–1886).