Tartu Parish

Tartu Parish (Estonian: Tartu vald) is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. It has a population of 12,725 (as of 1 December 2022) and covers an area of 742 km² (286 sq mi). The population density is 17.150/km² (44.42/sq mi). It has one borough (Raadi), six small boroughs (Äksi, Kõrveküla, Lähte, Tabivere, Vahi and Vasula) and 70 villages.

Since 2017, the parish mayor (vallavanem) is Jarno Laur.^[1]

Settlements

Borough

Small boroughs

Äksi - Kõrveküla - Lähte - Tabivere - Vahi - Vasula

Villages

Aovere - Arupää - Elistvere - Erala - Haava - Igavere - Jõusa - Juula - Kaiavere - Kaitsemõisa - Kämara - Kärevere - Kärkna - Kärksi - Kassema - Kastli - Kikivere - Kobratu - Kõduküla - Koogi - Kõnnujõe - Kõrenduse - Kükitaja - Kukulinna - Laeva - Lammiku - Lilu - Lombi - Maarja-Magdaleena - Maramaa - Metsanuka - Möllatsi - Nigula - Nõela - Otslava - Õvanurme - Õvi - Pataste - Piiri - Puhtaleiva - Pupastvere - Raigastvere - Reinu - Saadjärve - Saare - Salu - Sepa - Siniküla - Soeküla - Soitsjärve - Sojamaa - Sootaga - Taabri - Tammistu - Tila - Toolamaa - Tooni - Tormi - Uhmardu - Väägvere - Väänikvere - Valgma - Valmaotsa - Vedu - Vesneri - Viidike - Vilussaare - Võibla - Voldi

Religion

Religion in Tartu Parish (2021) [1]

Unaffiliated (84.6%)

Lutheran (8.5%)

Orthodox & Old Believers (3.2%)

Others Christians (1.6%)

Others Religions or Unknown (2.1%)

Geography

Lakes

Gallery

Kukulinna Manor
Tammistu Manor
Saadjärve Manor and the Lake Saadjärv
Lake Saadjärv
The ruins of Kärkna Abbey
Memorial to "Witch of Äksi", Hermine Elisabeth Jürgens in Puhtaleiva
The main runway of the abandoned Raadi Airfield
The Jõhvi–Tartu road (E264) near Aovere

See also

References

^ "Jarno Laur". tartu.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

Media related to Tartu Parish at Wikimedia Commons