Valjala

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Valjala
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°24′29″N22°47′18″E / 58.408055555556°N 22.788333333333°E / 58.408055555556; 22.788333333333
Country Estonia
County Saare County
Municipality Saaremaa Parish
Population
  Total
410

Valjala is a small borough (Estonian : alevik) in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 410. [1]

The Valjala St. Martin's Church lies in centre of Valjala and is the oldest stone church in Estonia. Ruins of Valjala Stronghold are about 700 meters south from Valjala.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2015.