Saarde Parish
Saarde Parish
Saarde vald | |
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 Saarde church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Saarde Parish within Pärnu County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Pärnu County |
| Administrative centre | Kilingi-Nõmme |
| Area | |
• Total | 706.9 km2 (272.9 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2007) | |
• Total | 3,908 |
| • Density | 5.528/km2 (14.32/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-712 |
| Website | www.saarde.ee |
Saarde is a municipality located in Pärnu County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
Settlements
- Town
- Small borough
- Villages
Allikukivi - Ilvese - Jaamaküla - Jäärja - Kalda - Kalita - Kamali - Kanaküla - Kärsu - Kikepera - Kõveri - Lähkma - Laiksaare - Lanksaare - Leipste - Lodja - Marana - Marina - Metsaääre - Mustla - Oissaare - Pihke - Rabaküla - Reinse - Reinu - Ristiküla - Saarde - Saunametsa - Sigaste - Surju - Tali - Tuuliku - Tõlla - Väljaküla - Veelikse - Viisireiu
Religion
In terms of religion in the 2021 census of at least 15-years old residents 9.8% of the residents of the parish declared themselves Lutheran, 1.8% declared themselves Orthodox. The majority of residents of the parish, 84.4% declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 0.8% of the population followed other religions, 3.2% did not specify their religious affiliation.[1]
Notable people
- Nikolai Talts (1890 Laiksaare Parish – 1949), lawyer and politician, Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, 1933–1938
- Hendrik Toompere Sr. (1946, in Mustla – 2008), actor and director.
- Kersti Kreismann (born 1947 in Tali), actress.
- Ants Järvesaar (born 1948 in Surju Parish), farmer and politician, Mayor of Häädemeeste, 2013 to 2014.
- Mart Opmann (born 1956 in Surju), politician, Minister of Finance, 1995–1999
References
External links
- Saarde official website (in Estonian)
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