Paide (rural community)

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Paide
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State : EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Circle : Flag of et-Järva maakond.svg Järva
Coordinates : 58 ° 53 '  N , 25 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 53 '  N , 25 ° 43'  E
Area : 300  km²
 
Residents : 1,663 (2017)
Population density : 6 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : EET (UTC + 2)
 
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Map of Estonia, position highlighted by Paide

Paide was a rural community in the Estonian district of Järva with an area of ​​300 km². It had 1,663 inhabitants when it was dissolved in 2017

The municipality included the villages of Anna, Eivere, Kirila, Korba, Kriilevälja, Mustla, Mustla-Nõmme, Mäeküla, Mäo , Mündi, Nurme, Nurmsi , Ojaküla, Otiku, Pikaküla, Prääma, Puiatu, Purdi, Sargvere, Seinapalu, Sillauotsa , Sõmeru, Tarbja, Valgma, Veskiaru, Viraksaare and Võõbu. The administrative seat was in the city of Paide (German: Weißenstein ).

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The original wooden chapel of Anna (German: St. Annen ) was built in 1650. Today's stone church in the same location dates from 1780. From 1767 to 1824, pastor David Gottlieb Glanström (1744–1824) worked there, one of the early promoters of Estonian-language literature.

  • Anna

  • Eiavere

  • Kükita

  • Mäo

  • Purdi

  • Sargvere

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