Haanja Parish

57.72166666666727.048888888889Koordinaten: 57 ° 43 'N, 27 ° 3' O

Haanja ( German: Hahnhof ) is a rural municipality in the Estonian county Võru with an area of 170 km ². It has 1284 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2005).

Haanja is 17 km from Võru. It was first mentioned in documents in 1561. In addition to the main town Haanja (211 inhabitants) includes the rural community of the villages Ala- Palo, Ala- Suhka, Ala- Tilga, Andsumäe, Haavistu, Haniyeh, Holdi, Horoski, Hulaku, Hurda, Hämkoti, Ihatsi, Jaanimäe, Kaaratautsa, Kaldemäe, Kallaste, Kaloga, Kergatsi, Kilomani, Kirbu, Kotka, Kriguli, Kuiandi, Kuklase, Kuura, Kõomäe, Käänu, Kääraku, Külma, Leoski, Lillimõisa, Loogamäe, Luutsniku, Lüütsepä, Mahtja, Mallika, Meelaku, Miilimäe, Mikita, Murati, Mustahamba, Palo Mae, Mae - Suhka, Mae - Tilga, Märdimiku, Naapka, Palanumäe, Palli, Palujüri, Pausakunnu, Peedo, Piipsemäe, Pillardi, Plaani, Plaksi, Posti, Preeksa, PRESSI, Pundi, Purka, Puspuri, Raagi, Resto, Rusa, Ruusmae, Saagri, Saika, Saluora, Sarise, Simula, Soodi, Sormuli, Söödi, Trolla, Tsiamäe, Tsiiruli, Tsilgutaja, Tsolli, Tummelka, Tuuka, Tõnkova, Uue- Saaluse, Vaalimäe, Vaarkali, Vakari, Vastsekivi, Vihkla, Villa, Vorstimäe, Vungi and Vänni.

On the territory of the municipality is the highest elevation in the Baltics, the Suur Munamägi (318 m). At the summit there is a 1939 erected 29.1 m high observation tower.

Worth seeing is mainly the manor Rogosi of Ruusmae ( German Rogosinsky ). It was first mentioned in documents in 1591. The plant is extensively renovated since 1989. Since 1934 it is located in a primary school. In the former bell tower the local museum is housed.