Luunja Parish

Municipality of Estonia

Municipality of Estonia in Tartu County

Luunja Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia.

Settlements

Small borough

Luunja

Villages

Kabina - Kakumetsa - Kavastu - Kikaste - Kõivu - Lohkva - Muri - Pajukurmu - Pilka - Poksi - Põvvatu - Rõõmu - Sääsekõrva - Sääsküla - Sava - Savikoja - Sirgu - Sirgumetsa - Veibri - Viira

Religion

Religion in Luunja Parish (2021)

  Unaffiliated (81.0%)

  Orthodox & Old Believers (9.3%)

  Lutheran (6.7%)

  Others Christians (0.7%)

  Others Religions or Unknown (1.9%)

Notable people

• Ernst Hiis [et] (1872–1964), piano maker, founder of the Estonia Piano Factory; was born in Luunja Parish
• Jaan Jaago (1887–1949), wrestler; was born in Luunja Parish
• Karl Eduard Sööt (1862–1950), poet; was born in Lohkva^[1]
• Eduard Sõrmus (1878–1940), violinist; was born in Luunja

Gallery

• 
  The Luunja cucumber greenhouses in Lohkva.
• 
  Raft over Emajõgi in Kavastu, 1984.

Twinnings

• Jämsänkoski, Finland

See also

• JK Luunja

References

1. "Karl Eduard Sööt (1862-1950)" (in Estonian). Estonian Literary Museum.

External links

• Official website

58°21′N 26°53′E / 58.350°N 26.883°E / 58.350; 26.883