Selja | |
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Village | |
Rudolf Tobias' Museum in the house where he was born. | |
Coordinates: 58°49′40″N22°44′19″E / 58.82778°N 22.73861°E Coordinates: 58°49′40″N22°44′19″E / 58.82778°N 22.73861°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Hiiu County |
Parish | Hiiumaa Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Selja is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. [1]
The first Estonian professional composer Rudolf Tobias (1873–1918) was born and spent his early childhood in Selja. His father Johannes Tobias worked there as the parish clerk. Since 1973, a memorial museum operates in Tobias' birth house.
Rutja is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is located on the coast of the Bay of Finland and on the western shore of the Selja River. It neighbours Karepa in the east.
Käina Parish was a rural municipality of Hiiu County, Estonia on the southeastern part of the island.
Kehtna Parish is a rural municipality in central Estonia. It is a part of Rapla County. The municipality has a population of 5,182 and covers an area of 507.3 km². The population density is 10.2 inhabitants per km².
Rudolf Tobias was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His compositions include among others piano works, string quartets and an oratorio, Des Jona Sendung.
Leisi Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia.
Tori is a municipality located in Pärnu County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
Varbla was an Estonian municipality located in Pärnu County. It had a population of 1013 on 1 January 2006 and an area of 314 km2 (121 sq mi). In 2017, Varbla Parish, Lihula Parish, Hanila Parish, and Koonga Parish were merged to form Lääneranna Parish.
Tori is a small borough in Tori Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, it was the administrative centre of Tori Parish, replaced by the town of Sindi.
Viru-Nigula Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 1,293 and an area of 312 km2 (120 sq mi).
Emmaste-Selja is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.
Käina is a small borough in Hiiu County on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia, located near the north shore of Käina Bay. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities in 2017, Käina was the administrative center of Käina Parish.
Arkna is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.
Selja is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.
Selja is a village in Tori Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia.
Selja is a village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. It has a population of 14.
Selja is a village in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County in northern-central Estonia.
Selja is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Hiiumaa Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia on the island of Hiiumaa. Hiiumaa Parish was established by merging Emmaste Parish, Hiiu Parish, Käina Parish and Pühalepa Parish after the municipal elections held on 15 October 2017. Kärdla is the administrative center of the municipality. The current mayor (vallavanem) is Hergo Tasuja. The municipalities of Emmaste and Pühalepa contested their forced merger with Hiiu and Käina to form the new Hiiumaa municipality, which includes the whole island and what is Hiiu County.
Lääneranna Parish is a rural municipality in Pärnu County. It includes the town of Lihula.
Selja River Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park which is located in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia.