Viimsi Parish

Viimsi Parish Viimsi vald
Municipality of Estonia
View of Viimsi Peninsula from the air above Lagedi
Flag Coat of arms
Viimsi Parish within Harju County.
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Administrative centre	Viimsi
Government [1]
• Mayor	Illar Lemetti (Estonian Reform Party)
Area [2]
• Total	72.84 km^2 (28.12 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[3]
• Total	20 580
ISO 3166 code	EE-890
Website	www.viimsivald.ee

Viimsi Parish (Estonian: Viimsi vald) is a rural municipality in Northern Estonia, located North-East and neighbouring the capital Tallinn. It occupies an area of 72.84 km² (28.12 sq mi)^[2] with a population of 20 580 (As of 2019^[update]).^[3] The municipality contains the Viimsi Peninsula and several islands, including Naissaar, Prangli, and Aksi.

The flag and coat of arms of Viimsi Parish were designed by the artist Tõnis Soop.^[4][5] The mayor of Viimsi Parish is Illar Lemetti.

Divisions

There are two small boroughs (alevik) and 20 villages (küla) in Viimsi Parish.

Small boroughs

Viimsi and Haabneeme.

Villages

Äigrumäe, Idaotsa, Kelnase, Kelvingi, Laiaküla, Leppneeme, Lõunaküla (Storbyn), Lubja, Lääneotsa, Metsakasti, Miiduranna, Muuga, Pringi, Pärnamäe, Püünsi, Randvere, Rohuneeme, Tagaküla (Bakbyn), Tammneeme, Väikeheinamaa (Lillängin).

Religion

Religion in Viimsi Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (78.3%)

  Lutheran (11.3%)

  Orthodox (5.5%)

  Others Christians (2.7%)

  Others Religions (1.5%)

  Unknown (0.7%)

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia

Twin towns — Sister cities

Viimsi Parish is twinned with:^[6]

• Barleben, Germany
• Porvoo, Finland
• Ski Municipality, Norway
• Sulejówek, Poland
• Täby Municipality, Sweden
• Ramat Yishai, Israel

See also

• Viimsi JK
• Viimsi Stadium

References

1. "Vallavalitsuse koosseis" (in Estonian). Viimsi vald. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
2. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
3. "Viimsi vald alistas rahvaarvult Rakvere" (in Estonian). TV3. 2011-03-04. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
4. Soojärv, Anu. "Mural Kalad ('Fish') in the Administrative Building of the Kirov Collective Fishing Farm". Muinsuskaitsepäevad. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
5. "Sümboolika". Viimsi vald. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
6. "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Viimsi vald. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)

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