Kihnu_Parish

Kihnu Parish

Kihnu Parish

Municipality of Estonia

Kihnu Parish (Estonian: Kihnu vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. The parish covers the 16.88 km² area of Kihnu island, making it one of the smallest parishes in Estonia. As of 2010, Kihnu Parish had an estimated population of 489.[1] In 2003, UNESCO named Kihnu Island's culture as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible History of Humanity, placing the island on the organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.[2]

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Settlements

There are 4 villages in Kihnu Parish: Lemsi, Linaküla, Rootsiküla and Sääre.

Religion

Religion in Kihnu Parish (2021)

  Non-religious (43.8%)
  Undeclared (18.8%)
  Orthodox (33.3%)
  Lutheran (2.1%)
  Unknown (2.1%)

References

  1. [1]
    "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. [2]
    "UNESCO - Kihnu cultural space". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.

58.1300°N 23.9900°E / 58.1300; 23.9900


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