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Coordinates: 58°24′29″N 22°47′18″E / 58.408055555556°N 22.788333333333°E / 58.408055555556; 22.788333333333
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{{Short description|Borough in Estonia}}
[[Image:Saaremaa_municipalities.png|thumb|right|300px|Located in 16: [[Valjala Commune]] in the [[Saare County]] of western Estonia]]
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'''Valjala''' is a [[small borough]] in [[Saare County]] in western [[Estonia]], administrative centre of [[Valjala Commune]].
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'''Valjala''' is a [[Populated places in Estonia|small borough]] (''{{lang|et|alevik}}'') in [[Saare County]], [[Estonia]], on the island of [[Saaremaa]]. It is the administrative centre of [[Saaremaa Parish]]. As of the [[2011 Estonian census|2011 census]], the settlement's population was 410.<ref name=2011census>{{cite web|title=Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PC003&lang=1|publisher=[[Statistics Estonia]]|access-date=21 September 2015|date=31 December 2011}}</ref>


The [[Valjala church]] lies in centre of Valjala.
The [[Valjala Church|Valjala St. Martin's Church]] lies in centre of Valjala and is the oldest stone church in Estonia. Ruins of [[Valjala Stronghold]] are about 700 meters south from Valjala.


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Latest revision as of 15:19, 22 November 2023

Valjala
small borough
St. Martin's Church in Valjala
St. Martin's Church in Valjala
Valjala is located in Estonia
Valjala
Valjala
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°24′29″N 22°47′18″E / 58.408055555556°N 22.788333333333°E / 58.408055555556; 22.788333333333
CountryEstonia
CountySaare County
MunicipalitySaaremaa Parish
Population
 (2011 Census[1])
 • Total410

Valjala is a small borough (alevik) in Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 410.[1]

The Valjala St. Martin's Church lies in centre of Valjala and is the oldest stone church in Estonia. Ruins of Valjala Stronghold are about 700 meters south from Valjala.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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