Otepää Parish

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Otepää Parish
Otepää vald
Municipality of Estonia
Otepää Cultural Building
Otepää Cultural Building
Flag of Otepää Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Otepää Parish
Coat of arms
Otepää Parish within Valga County.
Otepää Parish within Valga County.
Country Estonia
County Valga County
Administrative centreOtepää
Government
 • MayorJorma Riivald
Area
 • Total
520 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2019)
 • Total
6,456
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-557
Websitewww.otepaa.ee

Otepää Parish (Estonian: Otepää vald) is a rural municipality in Valga County, southern Estonia.[1] It includes the town of Otepää, which is referred to as the "winter capital" of Estonia.

The parish was formed in 2017 by merging of the former Otepää Parish, Sangaste Parish, 7 villages of Palupera Parish, and 12 villages of Puka Parish.

Riga-Tartu road in Otepää parish

Settlements

The parish has one town, two small boroughs and 52 villages.

Town

Otepää

Small boroughs

Puka - Sangaste

Villages

Ädu - Arula- Ilmjärve - Kääriku - Kähri - Kassiratta - Kastolatsi - Kaurutootsi - Keeni - Kibena - Koigu - Kolli - Komsi - Kuigatsi - Kurevere - Lauküla - Lossiküla - Lutike - Mäeküla - Mägestiku - Mägiste - Mäha - Märdi - Makita - Meegaste - Miti - Neeruti - Nõuni - Nüpli - Otepää küla - Pedajamäe - Päidla - Pilkuse - Plika - Põru - Prange - Pringi - Pühajärve - Räbi - Raudsepa - Restu - Risttee - Ruuna - Sarapuu - Sihva - Tiidu - Tõutsi -Truuta - Vaalu - Vaardi - Vana-Otepää - Vidrike

Neighboring parishes

Elva, Nõo, Kambja, Kanepi, Antsla, Valga ja Tõrva vald.

Religion in Otepää Parish (2021)
  1. Unaffiliated (84.6%)
  2. Lutheran (9.00%)
  3. Orthodox (2.00%)
  4. Others Christians (0.50%)
  5. Others Religions (1.30%)
  6. Unknown (2.60%)

See also

References

  1. "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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