Sangaste Parish

Sangaste Parish (Estonian: Sangaste Vald) was a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga with a population of 1,464 (as of 1 January 2010) and an area of 144.72 km².^[2]

Sangaste Parish Sangaste vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Sangaste manor
Flag Coat of arms
Sangaste Parish within Valga County.
Country	Estonia
County	Valga County
Administrative centre	Sangaste
Government
• Mayor	Kaido Tamberg[1] (Social Democrates)
Area [2]
• Total	144.72 km2 (55.88 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2010[2])
• Total	1,464
• Density	10.12/km2 (26.20/sq mi)
Website	www.sangaste.ee

Sangaste features attractions, including the Sangaste Castle, where Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg (1793–1874), the Governor-General of Finland (1855–1861), was born. It has a hotel and a restaurant. Sangaste is also the birthplace of the Estonian writer August Gailit (1891–1960) and Estonian opera singer Aarne Viisimaa (1898–1989).

The village was first mentioned in 1272 as Toyvel.

The mayor of Sangaste Parish is Kaido Tamberg^[1] from the Social Democratic Party.

Settlements

Small borough

Sangaste

Villages

Ädu - Keeni - Kurevere - Lauküla - Lossiküla - Mäeküla - Mägiste - Pringi - Restu - Risttee - Sarapuu - Tiidu - Vaalu