Haljala Parish (Estonian: Haljala vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4297 (2021) and an area of 549 km2.
Populated places
Small boroughs
Villages
Aaspere – Aasu – Aasumetsa – Aaviku – Adaka – Altja – Andi – Annikvere – Auküla – Eisma – Eru – Essu – Idavere – Haili – Idavere – Ilumäe – Joandu – Kakuvälja – Kandle – Karepa – Kärmu – Käsmu –Karula – Kavastu – Kisuvere – Kiva – Kõldu – Koljaku – Koolimäe – Korjuse – Kosta – Kärmu – Lahe – Lauli – Lihulõpe – Liiguste – Lobi – Metsanurga – Metsiku – Muike – Mustoja – Natturi – Noonu – Oandu – Paasi – Pajuveski – Palmse – Pedassaare – Pehka – Pihlaspea – Põdruse – Rutja – Sagadi – Sakussaare – Salatse – Sauste – Tatruse – Tepelvälja – Tidriku – Tiigi – Toolse – Tõugu – Uusküla – Vainupea – Vanamõisa – Varangu – Vatku – Vergi – Vihula – Vila – Villandi – Võhma – Võle – Võsupere
Religion
The majority of the older than fifteen years residents of Haljala parish, 86.9% are religiously unaffiliated. Among those residents who do associate with a religion, 8.5% identify as Lutheran while other Christian denominations make up 1.1% of the population. 3.5% of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.[1]
Notable people
Notable people who were born or lived in Haljala Parish include the following:
- Konstantin Osvet (1889–1946), journalist and caricaturist, born in Kärmu or Vanamõisa
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Haljala Parish is twinned with:[2]
Dorotea Municipality, Sweden
Pyhtää Municipality, Finland
Schönberg, Germany
References
- ^ “stat.ee”.
- ^ “Sõprusvallad” (in Estonian). Haljala vald. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
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