Valjala Parish
Valjala Parish was a rural municipality in western Estonia. It is a part of Saare County. The municipality had a population of 1,397 and covered an area of 180.02 km².
During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.Location
Valjala Parish was situated between Laimjala Parish, Pihtla Parish and Leisi Parish.The parish consisted of one small borough, Valjala, and 32 villages:
Ariste, Jursi, Jõelepa, Jööri, Kalju, Kallemäe, Kalli, Kogula, Koksi, Kuiste, Kungla, Kõnnu, Kõriska, Lööne, Männiku, Nurme, Oessaare, Põlluküla, Rahu, Rannaküla, Röösa, Sakla, Siiksaare, Turja, Tõnija, Undimäe, Vanalõve, Veeriku, Vilidu, Võrsna, Väkra, Väljaküla.The parish had 2 schools, kindergarten, and several manors.
The oldest sacral building in Estonia is Valjala church. The construction began in 1227.
Parish included ruins of ancient Valjala Stronghold.
