Valga County is a first-level administrative unit and one of 15 counties of Estonia. It comprises the former area of Valga District. The present-day county was created on 1 January 1990. The capital and largest town of Valga County is Valga, followed by Tõrva and Otepää. It is situated in the southern part of the country and borders Põlva and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and west, and Viljandi and Tartu County to the north. 27,650 people live in Valga County as of 2022.
Võru County is a county in southern Estonia. It is bordered by Valga and Põlva counties, Latvia's Alūksne and Ape municipalities, and Russia's Pskov Oblast.
Karula Parish was a rural municipality in Valga County, Estonia.
Protected areas of Estonia are regulated by the Nature Conservation Act, which was passed by the Estonian parliament on April 21, 2004 and entered into force May 10, 2004. Overall Estonia has 15403 protected areas covering 21% of the country land and 18% of it marine and coastal territory, including 6 national parks: Lahemaa National Park, Karula National Park, Soomaa National Park,Vilsandi National Park, Matsalu National Park, and Alutaguse National Park
Vilsandi National Park is a marine protected area in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia. It includes part of the island of Vilsandi, a number of smaller islands, adjacent parts of western Saaremaa including Harilaid peninsula.
Pugritsa is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia. It is located about 10 km southeast of the town of Valga, it also borders Latvia on its southwestern side. Pugritsa has a population of 40.
Lüllemäe is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. Prior to the 2017 reform of Estonian municipalities, it was the administrative centre of Karula Parish. Lüllemäe has a population of 202.
Londi is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia. It borders the town of Valga in the northwest, Estonia–Latvia border in the southwest and Valga–Pechory railway in the north. It has a population of 22.
Karula may refer to several places in Estonia:
Valtina is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia. It has a population of 33.
Pikkjärve is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia, located about 14 km east of the bordertown Valga. It has a population of 27.
Raavitsa is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia. It borders the town of Valga in the west, Tartu–Valga railway in the northwest and Valga–Pechory railway in the south. Raavitsa has an unused station named "Raavitse" on Tartu–Valga line.
Väike Siimurahu is a small uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.
Valga Parish is a rural municipality in Valga County. It includes the town of Valga.
Karula is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in Estonia.
Karula Pikkjärv is a lake in Otepää Parish, Valga County, Estonia.
Pikkjärv or Pikkjärve are Estonian-language toponyms:
This article lists events that occurred during 1979 in Estonia.
Karula Pikkjärv Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park in Valga County, Estonia.
Uue-Võidu Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park which is located in Viljandi County, Estonia.
