Haljala Parish

Haljala Parish Haljala vald
Municipality of Estonia
Windmill ruins in Kavastu
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Haljala Parish within Lääne-Viru County.
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne-Viru County
Administrative centre	Haljala
Area
• Total	549 km2 (212 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	4,297
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-191
Website	www.haljala.ee

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 borough

Haljala - Võsu

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

Religion in Haljala Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (86.9%)

  Lutheran (8.5%)

  Others Christians (1.1%)

  Others Religions or Unknown (3.5%)

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Haljala Parish include the following:

• Konstantin Osvet (1889–1946), journalist and caricaturist, born in Kärmu or Vanamõisa

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Haljala Parish is twinned with:

• Dorotea Municipality, Sweden
• Pyhtää Municipality, Finland
• Schönberg, Germany

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)