Märjamaa Parish

Märjamaa Parish Märjamaa vald
Municipality of Estonia
Konuvere bridge
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Märjamaa Parish within Rapla County.
Country	Estonia
County	Rapla County
Administrative centre	Märjamaa
Area
• Total	1,164 km2 (449 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	7,535
• Density	6.473/km2 (16.77/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-503
Website	www.marjamaa.ee

Märjamaa Parish (Estonian: Märjamaa vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It had a population of 7,015 (as of November 2012) and an area of 1,164 km² (336.54 mi²). Märjamaa Parish was the biggest municipality in Estonia by area.

In 2017 it was merged with Vigala Parish and three villages from Raikküla Parish to form a new parish (also named Märjamaa Parish).

Settlements

Borough

Märjamaa

Villages

Alaküla - Altküla - Aravere - Aruküla - Haimre - Hiietse - Inda - Jaaniveski - Jõeääre - Käbiküla - Kaguvere - Kangru - Käriselja - Kasti - Keskküla - Kiilaspere - Kilgi - Kirna - Kohatu - Kohtru - Koluta - Konuvere - Kõrtsuotsa - Kõrvetaguse - Kunsu - Laukna - Leevre - Lestima - Lokuta - Loodna - Luiste - Lümandu - Maidla - Mäliste - Männiku - Metsaääre - Metsküla - Mõisamaa - Moka - Mõraste - Nääri - Naistevalla - Napanurga - Nõmmeotsa - Nurme - Nurtu-Nõlva - Ohukotsu - Ojaäärse - Orgita - Päädeva - Paaduotsa - Paeküla - Paisumaa - Pajaka - Põlli - Pühatu - Purga - Rangu - Rassiotsa - Riidaku - Ringuta - Risu-Suurküla - Russalu - Sipa - Sõmeru - Sooniste - Soosalu - Sõtke - Sulu - Suurküla - Teenuse - Tolli - Ülejõe - Urevere - Vaimõisa - Valgu - Valgu-Vanamõisa - Vana-Nurtu - Varbola - Velise - Velisemõisa - Velise-Nõlva - Veski - Vilta - Võeva

Religion

The population of Märjamaa parish is predominantly secular, with 81.9% of the population identifying as unaffiliated. Among those who do associate with a faith, 12% identify as Lutheran, 1.1% identify as Orthodox, while other Christian denominations make up 0.03% of the population. 4.9%, follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.

Notable people

• Paul von Rennenkampf (1854 in Konuvere – 1918), a Baltic German nobleman and general of the Imperial Russian Army
• Ants Laikmaa (1866 in Araste – 1942), painter, he brought impressionism home, a co-founder of the Estonian National Museum
• Mihkel Aitsam (1877 in Sääla – 1953), writer, journalist, and local historian.
• Anton Uesson (1879 in Haimre – 1942), politician and engineer, Deputy Mayor of Tallinn, 1919 to 1934
• Marta Lepp (1883 in Varbola – 1940), writer, editor, educator, and political and religious leader.
• Jaan Kruus (1884 in Sooniste – 1942), Estonian Major general
• Eberhard Vogdt (1902 in Kohatu – 1964), sailor in the 6 metre class in the 1928 Summer Olympics, which won the bronze medal
• Aksel Kuuse (1913 in Sipa – 1942), high jumper, competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
• Tiina Kaalep (born 1964 in Vana-Vigala), journalist, broadcaster, and media manager.
• Tarvi Thomberg (born 1982 in Vana-Vigala), men's light heavyweight, Greco-Roman wrestler, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)