Urvaste Parish, Võru County
Urvaste Parish (Estonian: Urvaste vald, Võro: Urvastõ vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It had a population of 1,413 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 139.62 km.
There are two main tourist attractions: Tamme-Lauri oak and Pokuland (Estonian: Pokumaa).
Settlements
- Villages
Kassi - Kirikuküla - Koigu - Kõlbi - Kuldre - Lümatu - Pihleni - Ruhingu - Toku - Uhtjärve - Urvaste - Uue-Antsla - Vaabina - Visela
Gallery
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Landscape near Urvaste village.
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Urvaste church
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Pokuland, home of fictional characters Pokus, created by Edgar Valter.
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Tamme-Lauri oak, the thickest and oldest tree in Estonia, behind the Estonian 10 kroon banknote.
References
- ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Urvaste blog (in Estonian)
57°53′36″N 26°29′56″E / 57.89333°N 26.49889°E