Tori Parish
Tori Parish
Tori vald | |
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 Iisaar "sacred grove" island | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Tori Parish within Pärnu County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Pärnu County |
| Administrative centre | Sindi |
| Area | |
• Total | 611 km2 (236 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2020) | |
• Total | 11,879 |
| • Density | 19.4/km2 (50.4/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-809 |
| Website | www.torivald.ee |
Tori is a municipality located in Pärnu County.[1]
Settlements
[edit]- Towns
- Small boroughs
- Villages
Aesoo - Eametsa - Eavere - Elbi - Elbu - Jõesuu - Kiisa - Kildemaa - Kilksama - Kõrsa - Kuiaru - Kurena - Lepplaane - Levi - Mannare - Muraka - Murru - Muti - Niidu - Nurme - Oore - Parisselja - Pärivere - Piistaoja - Pulli - Räägu - Randivälja - Rätsepa - Rütavere - Riisa - Selja - Suigu - Taali - Tabria - Tammiste - Tohera - Urge - Urumarja - Vainu - Võlla - Võlli[2]
In terms of religion in the 2021 census of at least 15-years old residents 9.8% of the residents of the parish declared themselves Lutheran, 7.3% declared themselves Orthodox, 1.7% other Christians. The majority of residents of the parish, 78.8% declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 1.3% of the population followed other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Heinrich Aviksoo (1880 in Tori Parish – 1942), journalist, sports figure, politician and Mayor of Rakvere from 1930 to 1940.
- Theodor Pool (1890 in Piistaoja – 1942) politician, agronomist and writer; Minister of Agriculture, from 1920 to 1929.
- Elvy Kalep (1899 Taali – 1989), aviator and the country's first female pilot
- Renee Teppan (born 1993 in Selja), volleyball player, a member of the Estonia men's national volleyball team
References
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