Suure-Jaani (municipality)

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Suure-Jaani
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State : EstoniaEstonia Estonia
Circle : Viljandimaa lipp.svg Viljandi
Coordinates : 58 ° 8 ′  N , 25 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 58 ° 8 ′  N , 25 ° 21 ′  E
Area : 748.8  km²
 
Residents : 6,222 (2006)
Population density : 8 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : EET (UTC + 2)
 
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Map of Estonia, position of Suure-Jaani highlighted

Suure-Jaani (Estonian: Suure-Jaani vald ) was a municipality in the Estonian district of Viljandi with an area of ​​748.8 km². On January 1, 2006 the community had 6,222 inhabitants. The administrative center of the municipality was in the town of the same name, Suure-Jaani .

history

The rural parish was formed on October 22, 2005 when the city of Suure-Jaani and the parishes of Suure-Jaani, Olustvere and Vastemõisa merged into one parish. On October 21, 2017, after the merger of the city of Võhma and the communities of Suure-Jaani, Kõo and Kõpu, the rural community of Põhja-Sakala was founded.

structure

The municipality included the town of Suure-Jaani and the villages of Ängi (German: Enge), Aimla (German: Aimel), Arjadi, Epra, Ilbaku, Ivaski, Jaska (German: Jaskamois), Jälevere, Kabila, Karjasoo, Kerita, Kibaru, Kildu, Kobruvere, Kootsi, Kuhjavere, Kuiavere, Kurnuvere, Kõidama, Kärevere , Lahmuse, Lemmakõnnu, Lõhavere, Metsküla, Mudiste, Munsi, Mäeküla, Navesti (German: Nawwast) Nuutre, Olustvere , Paelama, Põhjaka, Päraküla, Reegoldi (German : Weibstfer), Riiassaare, Rääka, Sandra, Sürgavere (German: Surgefer), Taevere (German: Taifer), Tällevere, Tääksi, Ülde, Vastemõisa , Vihi, Võhmassaare, Võivaku and Võlli.

Culture and sights

The small museum dedicated to the Estonian painter Johann Köler and the local museum founded in 1971 by the Kapp family of musicians were particularly worth seeing . In addition, the manor house of Lahmuse (German: Lachmes ) with its manor house built in 1838 offered an insight into the classicist architecture of the Baltic Germans .

Kuresoo

nature

The western part of the municipality was occupied by huge swamps (especially Kuresoo, Valgeraba, Leetva raba, Suitsna raba and Allikaraba). These are part of the Soomaa National Park .

Suure-Jaani Church

Web links

Commons : Suure-Jaani  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ suure-jaani.ee , accessed on June 4, 2020