Sonda (municipality)
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State : | Estonia | ||
Circle : | Ida-Viru | ||
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 ) |
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Postal address : | Lembitu 9 43001 Sonda |
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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
- Official website (Estonian and English)