Sangaste Parish
Sangaste vald | |
|---|---|
 Sangaste manor | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Sangaste Parish within Valga County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Valga County |
| Administrative centre | Sangaste |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 144.72 km2 (55.88 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2010[2]) | |
| • Total | 1,464 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Website | www.sangaste.ee |
Sangaste Parish (Estonian: Sangaste Vald) was a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga with a population of 1,464 (as of 1 January 2010) and an area of 144.72 km².[2]
Sangaste features attractions includes the Sangaste Castle, where Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793-1874), the Governor-General of Finland (1855-1861), was born. It has a hotel and a restaurant. Sangaste is also the birthplace of the Estonian writer August Gailit (1891-1960) and Estonian opera singer Aarne Viisimaa (1898-1989).
The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Toyvel.
The mayor of Sangaste Parish is Kaido Tamberg[1] from the Social Democratic Party.
- ^ a b "Vallavanem" (in Estonian). Sangaste vald. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010.