Karksi Parish (original) (raw)
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Former municipality of Estonia (1999-2017)
Municipality of Estonia in Viljandi County
| Karksi Parish Karksi vald | |
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| Municipality of Estonia | |
 Karksi church in the village of Karksi |
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 Flag Coat of arms |
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 Karksi Parish in 2009 within Viljandi County. |
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| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Viljandi County |
| Administrative centre | Karksi-Nuia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 321.45 km2 (124.11 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2009) | |
| • Total | 4,041 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Website | www.karksi.ee |
Karksi Parish (Estonian: Karksi vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. In 2009, it has a population of 4,041 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 321.45 km2.[1]
After the municipal elections held on 15 October 2017, Karksi Parish was merged with Abja and Halliste parishes and the town of Mõisaküla to form a new Mulgi Parish.[2][3]
Town
Villages
Ainja - Allaste - Äriküla - Hirmuküla - Karksi - Kõvaküla - Leeli - Lilli - Mäeküla - Metsaküla - Morna - Muri - Oti - Pärsi - Polli - Pöögle - Sudiste - Suuga - Tuhalaane - Univere
Karksi was first mentioned in documents in 1241. In the 13th century the parish and the castle emerged. St. Peter's Church in Karksi with its striking tower was built on a side wall of the castle of the Teutonic Order destroyed in 1708. Today's Karksi mansion was built in the 18th century in the Early Classicist style.
Karkus castle ruins
"Ruins of the Karkus castle in the morning", 1800, Johann Christoph Brotze's book Collection of various Liefländish monuments
The Ordensburg Karkus was built in the 13th century and destroyed in 1708. The castle is now a ruin.
- ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ "MUUDATUSED VALLASISESTE LINNADE, ALEVITE, ALEVIKE JA KÜLADE NIMISTUS" (in Estonian). Institute of the Estonian Language. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ (in Estonian) Mulgi valla valimiskomisjon kinnitas valimistulemused
- Official website (in Estonian)
58°6′57″N 25°35′2″E / 58.11583°N 25.58389°E / 58.11583; 25.58389