Tõstamaa
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 Estonia
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| Circle : |
 Parnu
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| Coordinates : | 58 ° 20 ′ N , 24 ° 0 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 261 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,284 (Jan. 1, 2017) | ||
| Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Community type: | former rural community | ||
| Structure : | 1 large village, 19 villages | ||
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Tõstamaa (German: Testama ) is a former Estonian rural community in Pärnu County with an area of 261 km². The name was first mentioned in 1553. Tõstamaa has been part of Pärnu Municipality since 2017 .
In the rural community lived 1284 inhabitants (2017). In addition to the main town of Tõstamaa, the area included the villages ( küla ) Alu, Ermistu, Kastna, Kavaru, Kiraste, Kõpu, Lao, Lõuka, Manija, Männikuste, Päraküla, Peerni, Pootsi, Rammuka, Ranniku, Seliste, Tõhela, Tõlli and Värati.
One of the city's attractions was the former seat of the de Staël -Holstein family , the famous orientalist and sinologist Baron Alexander von Staël-Holstein (1877–1937) was born and raised on the estate .
