Kadrina Parish

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Kadrina vald
Flag of Kadrina Parish
Coat of arms of Kadrina Parish
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County Lääne-Viru County
Area 329.26 km²
Population (as of 2004)
 - Density
5,156
15.66/km²
Administrative Centre
 - Coordinates
Kadrina
59°21' N 26°08' E
Location of Kadrina Parish
Kadrina Parish within Lääne-Viru County

Kadrina Parish (Estonian: Kadrina vald) is a rural municipality in Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It covers an area of 329.26 km² (10% of the total area of the county) and has a population of 5,156 (as of January 1, 2004). The parish has had its current borders since 1993, when Saksi Parish was reorganised and most of it added to Tapa Parish.

The administrative centre is the small borough (alevik) of Kadrina, which has a population of 2,600. Other major populated places are the small borough of Hulja (600 inhabitants) and the villages of Kihlevere (200 inhabitants), Vohnja (200 inhabitants) and Viitna (100 inhabitants). There are 32 villages in total.

The northern border of the municipality is also the southern border of Lahemaa National Park.

The TallinnNarva highway and the Tallinn–Saint Petersburg railway run through Kadrina Parish.

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