Place:Viljandi, Estonia

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NameViljandi
Alt namesViljandisource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Viljandi districtsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Viljandi maakondsource: Wikipedia
Viljandimaasource: Wikipedia
TypeCounty
Located inEstonia
Contained Places
Municipality
Suure-Jaani
Viljandi
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Viljandi County ( or Viljandimaa; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties.

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Viljandimaa, under the German name of Kreis Fellin, was an important centre of commerce and power in the Middle Ages. Today, there are numerous castle ruins there dating from that time.

Soomaa National Park is a national park located partially within Viljandi County, Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km2, and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The park was created in 1993.

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