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EstonianVõromunicipalityEstoniaVõru CountyTamme-Lauri oakPokulandKassiKirikukülaKoiguKõlbiKuldreLümatuPihleniRuhinguTokuUhtjärveUrvasteUue-AntslaVaabinaViselaEdgar ValterTamme-Lauri oak10 kroon




Municipality of Estonia in Võru County
















Urvaste Parish



Urvaste vald (in Estonian)
Urvastõ vald (in Võro)

Municipality of Estonia

Tamme-Lauri oak in Urvaste
Tamme-Lauri oak in Urvaste




Flag of Urvaste Parish
Flag

Coat of arms of Urvaste Parish
Coat of arms

Urvaste Parish within Võru County.
Urvaste Parish within Võru County.

Country
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County
Võrumaa lipp.svg Võru County
Administrative centreKuldre
Area

 • Total139.62 km2 (53.91 sq mi)
Population
(01.01.2009)

 • Total1,413
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Websitewww.urvaste.ee

Urvaste Parish (Estonian: Urvaste vald, Võro: Urvastõ vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It had a population of 1,413 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 139.62 km².[1]


There are two main tourist attractions: Tamme-Lauri oak and Pokuland.




Contents





  • 1 Settlements


  • 2 Gallery


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Settlements


Villages

Kassi - Kirikuküla - Koigu - Kõlbi - Kuldre - Lümatu - Pihleni - Ruhingu - Toku - Uhtjärve - Urvaste - Uue-Antsla - Vaabina - Visela



Gallery





  • Landscape near Urvaste village.







  • Urvaste church







  • Pokuland, home of fictional characters Pokus, created by Edgar Valter.







  • Tamme-Lauri oak, the thickest and oldest tree in Estonia, behind the Estonian 10 kroon banknote.





  • Tamme-Lauri tamm2.JPG





References




  1. ^ "Population figure and composition". http://www.stat.ee Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010. External link in |publisher= (help).mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em




External links


  • Official website


  • Urvaste blog (in Estonian)

Coordinates: 57°53′36″N 26°29′56″E / 57.89333°N 26.49889°E / 57.89333; 26.49889






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