Väike-Maarja
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Väike-Maarja is a small borough
in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish
.
Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...
in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish
Väike-Maarja Parish
Väike-Maarja Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,421 and an area of 457.39 km².-Settlements:Small boroughsKiltsi, Simuna, Väike-MaarjaVillages...
.
Notable people
- Aile AsszonyiAile AsszonyiAile Asszonyi , is an Estonian classical soprano who has an active career as an opera and concert singer. She was a finalist of the 2004 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium and has been honored by the Estonian Music Council with the "Interpretation Prize" in 2007; an annual award given in...
(born 1975), opera singer - Eda-Ines EttiEda-Ines EttiEda-Ines Etti is a singer and celebrity in Estonia, also known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Under her abbreviated stage name Ines, she was Estonia's representative for the contest in Sweden. Her song "Once in a Lifetime" received fourth place in the contest...
(born 1981), singer - Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer
- Alar KotliAlar KotliAlar Kotli was an Estonian architect. He studied sculpture at the art school Pallas in Tartu during 1922-1923 and mathematics at the University of Tartu...
(1904–1963), architect - Jakob Liiv (1859–1938), poet and writer
- Georg LurichGeorg LurichGeorg Lurich was a Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of fellow countryman wrestler and weightlifter Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg.-Early life:...
(1876–1920), wrestler and strongman - Kersti MerilaasKersti MerilaasKersti Merilaas was an Estonian poet and translator. In addition, she wrote poems and prose for children and plays.-Life and work:...
(1913–1986), poet and translator - Kuno PajulaKuno PajulaKuno Pajula was the Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia from 1987 until 1994 and is now Archbishop emeritus.- Links :*...
(born 1924), cleric - Priit Raik (1948–2008), composer, conductor and pedagogue
- Anton Hansen TammsaareAnton Hansen TammsaareAnton Hansen Tammsaare , born Anton Hansen, was an Estonian writer whose pentalogy Truth and Justice is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel"....
(1878–1940), writer