Valga County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids

Valga County

County of Estonia

Flag	Coat of arms

Capital

Valga

Area

• Total

2,043.53 km² (789.01 sq mi)

Population

(2017)

• Total

30,931

• Density

14.7/km² (38/sq mi)

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Valga County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Valga.

Otepää Nature Park, Karula National Park and Koiva-Mustjõe Landscape Conservation Area are all in the county.

#	Municipality	Type	Population (2015)	Area km²	Density
1	Otepää Parish	Rural	6,637	523	12.7
2	Tõrva Parish	Rural	6,270	649	9.7
3	Valga Parish	Rural	16,664	750	22.2

Images for kids

Ruins of Helme Order Castle, built in the 14th century
The main building of Taagepera Manor (built in 1907-1912)
Aftermath of World War II. City centre of Tõrva on the year 1944.
Municipalities of Valga County
Bog pool in Rubina Bog
The highest peak of Valga county - Kuutsemäe (217 m)
Pühajärv War Oak has the largest trunk circumference in Valga county (6.98 m)
Main building of Valga hospital
Main building of Sangaste Manor
Lake Pühajärv in Otepää parish
Henrik Visnapuu was born in Helme
An actress Adeele Sepp from a popular show “Kättemaksukontor“ is from Tõrva City
Alfred Neuland - Estonian weight-lifter and the first Estonian Olympic winner
Konrad Mägi "Meditation (Landscape with a lady)", an oil painting from 1915 to 1916
aagepera manor main building
Sangaste church
Taagepera church
Holdre manor
Sangaste manor
Kuigatsi manor windmill
Hummuli manor
Väike Emajõgi in Märdi
Hellenurme manor dairy
Valga town park
Päidla lake
Winter view in Karula