Korkuna | |
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Coordinates: 57°38′25″N26°18′46″E / 57.64028°N 26.31278°E Coordinates: 57°38′25″N26°18′46″E / 57.64028°N 26.31278°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Valga County |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Korkuna is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia. [1] [2]
Valga is a town in southern Estonia and the capital of Valga County and Valga Parish. Until their separation in 1920, Valga and the town of Valka in northern Latvia were one town. They are now twin-towns. The area of Valga is 16.5 square kilometres and that of Valka is 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi). Their populations are respectively 12,261 and 6,164. On 21 December 2007 all border-crossing points were removed and roads and fences opened between the two countries with both countries joining the Schengen Agreement.
Valga County, or Valgamaa 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. 29,944 people live in Valga County.
Valka is a town and municipality in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia along both banks of the river Pedele.
Kilingi-Nõmme is a town in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saarde Parish. It's located on the intersection of Valga–Uulu and Tartu–Viljandi–Kilingi-Nõmme roads, about 11 km (7 mi) from the Estonian border with Latvia.
The rail transport system in Estonia consists of about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) of railway lines, of which 900 kilometres (560 mi) are currently in public use. The infrastructure of the railway network is mostly owned by the state and is regulated and surveyed by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority.
Tsirgumäe is a settlement in Valga Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia.
Kalliküla is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia.
Taheva is a settlement in Valga Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia.
Koobassaare is a settlement in Valga Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia.
Koikküla is a settlement in Valga Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia.
Ringiste is a settlement in Valga Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia.
Rebasemõisa is a settlement in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia.
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.
Käärikmäe is a settlement in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia.
Tsirguliina is a small borough in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia, located about 13 km northeast of the town of Valga. With the most important institutions and facilities like high school, kindergarten, civic centre, library, post office and medical office, it is the one of the more populous boroughs in the parish. The local government is located 3 km east in Laatre.
Õru is a small borough in Valga Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. Between 1992 and 2017, prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments, it was the administrative centre of Õru Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 178.
Õruste is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. Between 1992 and 2017 the village was located in Õru Parish. It has a population of 120.
Matsuri is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia. The Tartu–Pechory, Valga–Pechory railways and Karisilla–Pechory road all pass Matsuri and cross the border in neighbouring Koidula. In 2011, a new Koidula railway station was built on the territory of Matsuri to enable traffic between Tartu–Pechory and Valga–Pechory railways while avoiding crossing the Russian border.
Paju is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. It's located about 6 km northeast of the town of Valga. Paju has a population of 80 and an area of 9.341 km².
BC Valga-Valka, also known as BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club representing the twin towns of Valga, Estonia and Valka, Latvia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Their home arena is the Valga Sports Hall. From 2015 to 2018 the team uniquely competed in both Estonian and Latvian domestic top leagues.