Viljandi Travel : Estonia
Viljandi (German: Fellin) is a town in Viljandimaa, Estonia. It is at 58.37N 25.60E. The population was 20,756 in 2000.
The town is first mentioned in the commentaries to “Geography” by al-Idrisi in 1154 – under the name of Falamus).
In 1211 it was besieged by a joint army of Germans, Latvians and Livs.
The Sword Brethren captured the town in August 1223. A contingent of Russians The following year Volquin, their Grandmaster, built a Castle in the town. It was a major fortification of Sword Brethren and was appointed a commander from 1248.
In 1283 the town received a charter from Vilhelm von Schuborch, the master of the Order. The town was a member of the Hanseatic League from the beginning of the 14th Century.
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Viljandi County : Estonia
Viljandi County or Viljandimaa (Estonian: Viljandi maakond or Viljandimaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering to Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties.
Municipalities
There are 4 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 14 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county.
Urban municipalities:
Mõisaküla
Suure-Jaani
Viljandi
Võhma
Rural municipalities:
Abja
Halliste
Karksi
Kolga-Jaani
Kõo
Kõpu
Olustvere
Paistu
Pärsti
Saarepeedi
Suure-Jaani
Tarvastu
Vastemõisa
Viiratsi
Tartu County : Estonia
Tartu County (Estonian: Tartumaa), is a county or maakond in the country of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering to Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is 2,992.74 km², which covers 6.9% of the territory of Estonia. The population of the county is 148,992, which is 11.0% of the population of Estonia. The city of Tartu is the centre of the county located at a distance of 186 km from Tallinn. Tartu County is divided into 22 local governments — 3 cities and 19 rural municipalities.
Geography
Tartu County lies in
Rapla County : Estonia
Rapla County, or Rapla maakond, is a County or maakond of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia bordering to Lääne, Pärnu and Harju counties.
Municipalities
There are 10 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county:
Juuru
Järvakandi
Kaiu
Kehtna
Kohila
Käru
Märjamaa
Raikküla
Rapla
Vigala
Rapla Travel : Estonia
Rapla is a city in Estonia, the centre of the Rapla County and the rural municipality of Rapla.
Suure-Jaani Travel: Estonia
Suure-Jaani is a small town in the northern part of the county of Viljandimaa in Southern Central Estonia, 25 kilometres from the town of Viljandi. The population was 1378 as of 1 January 2000 (according to official statistics). Suure-Jaani is also the centre of the Suure-Jaani rural municipality.
The oldest archaeological findings from the area date back to the 6th millennium B.C. At the end of the 12th century A.D., the Lehola hill fort of ancient Estonians was built at a location (now known as Lõhavere) approximately two kilometres north-east of the present town border. The hill fort was
