Varkja
Varkja is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Kihelkonna Parish.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Saaremaa Rural Municipality, Saare County, Estonia
- Also known as: “Vark’ya”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kihelkonna and Kärla.
Kihelkonna
Village
Photo: Mmh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kihelkonna is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Kihelkonna Parish. Kihelkonna is situated 6 km west of Varkja.
Kärla
Village
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kärla is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Before 2015, Kärla was the administrative centre of Kärla Parish. Rally driver Ott Tänak, the 2019 World Champion, grew up in Kärla. Kärla is situated 7 km southeast of Varkja.
Varkja
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Varkja küla, Saaremaa Parish, Saare, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.36283° or 58° 21′ 46″ northLongitude
22.14415° or 22° 8′ 39″ eastElevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
9GC4947V+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 1973425407OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Volapük—“Varkja” goes by many names.
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