Viiratsi

Viiratsi
Small borough
Viiratsi

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 58°21′32″N 25°38′23″E / 58.35889°N 25.63972°E / 58.35889; 25.63972Coordinates: 58°21′32″N 25°38′23″E / 58.35889°N 25.63972°E / 58.35889; 25.63972
Country Estonia
County Viljandi County
Municipality Viljandi Parish
Population (2011 Census[1])
  Total 1,332

Viiratsi (before 1920: Wieratz) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,332.[1]

The Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army Johan Laidoner (1884–1953) was born in Raja farmstead near Viiratsi, site now located in nearby Vardja village.

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