Urvaste Parish

Urvaste Parish Urvaste vald (in Estonian) Urvastõ vald (in Võro)
Former municipality of Estonia
Tamme-Lauri oak in Urvaste
Flag Coat of arms
Urvaste Parish within Võru County.
Country	Estonia
County	Võru County
Administrative centre	Kuldre
Area
• Total	139.62 km^2 (53.91 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2009)
• Total	1,413
• Density	10/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Website	www.urvaste.ee

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 km².^[1]

There are two main tourist attractions: Tamme-Lauri oak and Pokuland [et] (Estonian: Pokumaa).

Settlements

Villages

Kassi - Kirikuküla - Koigu - Kõlbi - Kuldre - Lümatu - Pihleni - Ruhingu - Toku - Uhtjärve - Urvaste - Uue-Antsla - Vaabina - Visela

Gallery

• 
  Landscape near Urvaste village.
• 
  Urvaste church
• 
  Pokuland, home of fictional characters Pokus, created by Edgar Valter.
• 
  Tamme-Lauri oak
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  Tamme-Lauri oak, the thickest and oldest tree in Estonia, behind the Estonian 10 kroon banknote.

References

1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

External links

• Official website
• Urvaste blog (in Estonian)

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