Sonda (municipality)

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Sonda
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State : EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Circle : Ida-Virumaa lipp.svg Ida-Viru
Coordinates : 59 ° 21 ′  N , 26 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 21 ′  N , 26 ° 50 ′  E
Area : 148  km²
 
Residents : 966 (2010)
Population density : 7 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : EET (UTC + 2)
 
Community type: Rural community
Mayor : Andrea Oak

( Reformierakond )

Postal address : Lembitu 9
43001 Sonda
Website :
Map of Estonia, position of Sonda highlighted

Sonda ( Sonda vald ) was a rural municipality in Ida-Viru County in northeast Estonia .

description

The rural parish is about 30 minutes from the town of Rakvere . Their area was 148 km². 966 inhabitants lived on it (as of January 1, 2010).

structure

In addition to the main town of Sonda ( Sonda alevik ), the rural community also included the villages of Erra , Erra-Liiva , Varinurme , Koljala , Nüri , Vainu , Uljaste , Satsu and Ilmaste .

The two oldest places are mentioned in the Liber Census Daniae , Uljaste 1468 and Satsu 1483.

Narrow gauge railway

From 1926 to 1971, a 62.6 km long narrow-gauge railway ran from Sonda to Mustvee , which is now remembered by a memorial stone erected in 1989.

Web links

Commons : Rural Municipality of Sonda  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.sonda.ee/index.php?id=209