Haljala Parish
Haljala vald | |
|---|---|
 Palmse manor house | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Haljala Parish within Lääne-Viru County | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Lääne-Viru County |
| Administrative centre | Haljala |
| Area | |
• Total | 549 km2 (212 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 4,297 |
| • Density | 7.83/km2 (20.3/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-191 |
| Website | www.haljala.ee |
Haljala Parish (Estonian: Haljala vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. The municipality got its current borders following the 2017 administrative reform when Vihula municipality was merged with Haljala municipality.
Demographics
As of 1 January 2026, the parish had 3,909 residents, of which 1,929 (49.3%) were women and 1,980 (50.7%) were men.1
There are two small boroughs (Haljala and Võsu) and 72 villages in the municipality.
Religion
The majority of the older than fifteen years residents of Haljala parish, 86.9% are religiously unaffiliated. Among those residents who do associate with a religion, 8.5% identify as Lutheran while other Christian denominations make up 1.1% of the population. 3.5% of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.2
Notable people
Notable people who were born or lived in Haljala Parish include the following:
- Konstantin Osvet (1889–1946), journalist and caricaturist, born in Kärmu or Vanamõisa
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Haljala Parish is twinned with:3
Dorotea Municipality, Sweden
Pyhtää Municipality, Finland
Schönberg, Germany
References
References
- "RV0282U: POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1 JANUARY". PxWeb. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- "stat.ee".
- "Sõprusvallad" (in Estonian). Haljala vald. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
External links
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
59°25′01″N 26°15′41″E / 59.41694°N 26.26139°E / 59.41694; 26.26139