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Nuckö

Noarootsi Parish
Noarootsi vald (in Estonian)
Nuckö kommun (in Swedish)
Former municipality of Estonia
Allika lake
Allika lake
Flag of Noarootsi Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Noarootsi Parish
Coat of arms
Noarootsi Parish within Lääne County.
Noarootsi Parish within Lääne County.
Country Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County Läänemaa lipp.svg Lääne County
Administrative centre Pürksi
Government
 • Mayor Ülo Kalm
Area
 • Total 296 km2 (114 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 • Total 910
 • Density 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi)
Website www.noavv.ee

Noarootsi Parish (Estonian: Noarootsi vald, Swedish: Nuckö kommun) was a rural municipality in Lääne County, western Estonia between 1991 and 2017. It covered an area of 296 km2 (114 sq mi) and had a population of 910.

The administrative centre of Noarootsi Parish was Pürksi village (Swedish: Birkas). It is located 10 km north from the capital of Lääne County, Haapsalu.

There were 23 villages in Noarootsi Parish: Aulepa (Dirslätt), Dirhami (Derhamn), Einbi (Enby), Elbiku (Ölbäck), Hara (Harga), Hosby, Höbringi (Höbring), Kudani (Gutanäs), Osmussaare (Odensholm), Paslepa (Pasklep), Pürksi (Birkas), Riguldi (Rickul), Rooslepa (Roslep), Saare (Lyckholm), Spithami (Spithamn), Sutlepa (Sutlep), Suur-Nõmmküla (Klottorp), Tahu (Skåtanäs), Telise (Tällnäs), Tuksi (Bergsby), Vanaküla (Gambyn), Väike-Nõmmküla (Persåker), Österby.


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