# Väike-Maarja Parish

Väike-Maarja Parish (Estonian: Väike-Maarja vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,421 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 457.39 km².

## Settlements
### Small boroughs

Kiltsi, Rakke, Simuna, Väike-Maarja

### Villages

Aavere - Aburi - Äntu - Ärina - Avanduse - Avispea - Ebavere - Edru - Eipri - Emumäe - Hirla - Imukvere - Jäätma - Kaavere - Kadiküla - Kamariku - Kännuküla - Kärsa - Käru - Kellamäe - Kitsemetsa - Koila - Koluvere - Kõpsta - Koonu - Kurtna - Lahu - Lammasküla - Lasinurme - Liigvalla - Liivaküla - Määri - Mäiste - Mõisamaa - Müüriku - Nadalama - Nõmme - Nõmmküla - Olju - Orguse - Padaküla - Pandivere - Piibe - Pikevere - Pudivere - Raeküla - Raigu - Räitsvere - Rastla - Salla - Sandimetsa - Sootaguse - Suure-Rakke - Tammiku - Triigi - Uuemõisa - Väike-Rakke - Väike-Tammiku - Vao - Varangu - Villakvere - Võivere - Vorsti

## Climate

Climate data for Väike-Maarja, Estonia (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1962-present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | 9.3 (48.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −5.3 (22.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | −2.7 (27.1) | 5.4 (41.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −5.4 (22.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | −1.7 (28.9) | −5.0 (23.0) | 1.5 (34.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.7 (−28.7) | −34.8 (−30.6) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −17.2 (1.0) | −6.6 (20.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.4 (22.3) | −13.6 (7.5) | −23.7 (−10.7) | −36.2 (−33.2) | −36.2 (−33.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) | 35 (1.4) | 34 (1.3) | 34 (1.3) | 44 (1.7) | 76 (3.0) | 75 (3.0) | 87 (3.4) | 63 (2.5) | 76 (3.0) | 57 (2.2) | 50 (2.0) | 684 (26.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12.6 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 130.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 82 |
| Source 1: Estonian Weather Service ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1991-2020) ||||||||||||||

## Religion

Religion in Väike-Maarja Parish (2021)

## Notable natives

* Aile Asszonyi, operatic soprano
* Voldemar Karl Koch, military officer
* Georg Lurich, wrestler
* Johann Peter Hoffmann, owner of "Marienhof"

## Gallery

* Ruins of Aavere manor
* Simuna church
* Väike-Maarja church
* Äntu Blue Lake
* Stone bridge in Kiltsi manor park
* View from Ebavere Hill

## International relations
### Twin towns — Sister cities

* Hausjärvi, Finland (since 1989)
* Kaarma, Estonia
* Sirdal, Norway (since 1994)
* Sonkajärvi, Finland (since 1997)
* Tommerup, Denmark (1995–2007)