Lääne County, or Lääne maakond, is a County or maakond of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia bordering to Pärnu counties on the mainland, and to the island counties of the Saaremaa and Hiiumaa in the west. The counties of Estonia Estonia consists of 15 counties (maakond). ... The Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the north. ... Saare County, or Saare maakond, is a County or maakond of Estonia. ... Hiiu County, or Hiiu maakond, is a County or maakond of Estonia. ...

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History

After the German conquest in 1227 Lääne County became the center of Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek, an independent principality within Livonian Confederation . Parts of bishop castle are still preserved in Haapsalu. The Livonian Confederation was a loosely organized alliance in present-day Estonia and Latvia that existed from 1228 to 1560s. ... Haapsalu is a resort town on the west coast of Estonia. ...

County Government

The County Government (Maakonnavalitsus) is led by a Governor (maavanem).

Municipalities

There are 1 urban municipality (est: linn - city) and 11 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county. The Estonian language (eesti keel) is spoken by about 1. ... The Estonian language (eesti keel) is spoken by about 1. ...

Urban municipality: Haapsalu. Haapsalu is a resort town on the west coast of Estonia. ...

Rural municipalities: Hanila, Kullamaa, Lihula, Martna, Noarootsi, Nõva, Oru, Ridala, Risti, Taebla, Vormsi. Estonias fourth biggest island, Vormsi is located between Hiiumaa and mainland with total area 92 sq. ...

Geography

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official site (http://portaal.laanemaa.ee/)
• The County Government site (http://www.lmv.ee/)