Viljandi County: stories, campsites, saunas and trails
Things to see and do in Viljandi County: 167 stories tied to real places – legends, history and lost places – and 42 places to camp, sleep, walk and warm up in the forests.
Stories from Viljandi County
Ghost story 18 all over Estonia →
- Oskar of Kõrtsi-Tõramaa, Soomaa
- The returning innkeeper of Tarvastu
- The water maiden of Veisjärv
- The spooks around the money chest in Halliste church
- The two-headed hag of Koodiorg
- The black cat of Karksi castle cellar
- The bathing maiden of Lake Parika
- The moaning bone of Mäeküla burial hill
- The ghost eyes over the bog at Hundimäe, Mudiste
- The thousand-year spirit on the Sarja inn road
- The cartwheeling ghost of the Suislepa cemetery
- The moaning bones of Rahahaua hill, Holstre
- The spooks' sauna in the Kitsi spruce grove, Karksi
- The church that sank by Lake Viljandi
- The water women of Võrtsjärv's Tarvastu shore
- Spooks counting money on the Suurdeniit road, Pikru
- The little bearded man of the plague bog, Odiste
- 'The red lake waits for you': the swimmer of Pornuse
Legend 11 all over Estonia →
- The stone-throwing contest at Kivilõppe
- Iivakivi: the devil's bridge-stone and the gate of hell
- Lembitu's hill at Vanamõisa
- Lake Õisu arrives with its näkk
- The blue-eyed maiden of Siniallikas
- Kalevipoeg's money chest in the Mist Spring
- How the Devil divided Lake Turva
- The Devil's bridge at Oiu
- The Devil's road at Villemuse
- Hal-list! The bird that chose Halliste church
- How Tarvastu church hill was made
Mystery or the unexplained 3 all over Estonia →
True crime 7 all over Estonia →
- A shot through the window at Vana-Kariste
- A pack of eleven werewolves at Vastemõisa
- The Hero of the Soviet Union who shot his wife in Viljandi
- The fake sorceress of Vastemõisa fair
- The miracle doctor of Õisu in court
- A counterfeit mint in a Mõisaküla farm smithy
- The fortune-teller of Abja-Paluoja in court
Smugglers, spies & escapes 1 all over Estonia →
Battle or uprising 6 all over Estonia →
Fire, flood or disaster 5 all over Estonia →
Famous life 8 all over Estonia →
Film or book location 2 all over Estonia →
Lost building or monument 1 all over Estonia →
Remembered by people who were there 2 all over Estonia →
Castle or fort 2 all over Estonia →
Ancient hillfort 3 all over Estonia →
Manor 20 all over Estonia →
Folk song 28 all over Estonia →
- Folk song from Suure-Jaani: “Huiked”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Helletused”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Aja kari siia!”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Päike, tule välja!”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Väljad karja käia”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Põld lindudele”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Kee, pada!”
- Folk song from Halliste: “Taar hapnema!”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Kadrilaul”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Tulge tuld hoidma!”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Kiik tahab kindaid”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Ilus neiu kiigel”
- Folk song from Halliste: “Tihane”
- Folk song from Halliste: “Koer läheb karja”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Venna nurmed”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Laulud tööl õpitud”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Mets neidude vahel”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Ema õpetus”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Kättemaks sakstele”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Humal”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Ema haual”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Suisa suud”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Mehetapja (Maielaul)”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Haned kadunud”
- Folk song from Kolga-Jaani: “Venna sõjalugu”
- Folk song from Karksi: “Nukumäng”
- Folk tune from Halliste: “Kannel: “Sörk””
- Folk song from Epra: “Rahvalaulud seletustega. M. Hansen, H. Pärtel, T. Pärtel, H. Jõgi”
Ancient site 4
Historic town 2
Memorial or cemetery 21
- Viljandi Vabadussõjas langenute ühiskalmistu
- Pilistvere cemetery
- Halliste cemetery
- Viljandi old cemetery
- Monument to the War of Independence in Lalsi
- Monument to the War of Independence in Kolga-Jaani
- Monument to the War of Independence in Arjassaare
- Monument to the War of Independence in Pilistvere
- battle of Kärstna monument
- Paistu cemetery
- Rahumäe Cemetery
- Monument to the War of Independence in Pornuse
- Monument to the War of Independence in Õisu
- Lion of Anrep
- Pilistvere II maailmasõja matmispaik
- Monument to the War of Independence in Suure-Jaani
- monument to Johan Laidoner
- Viljandi War of Independence memorial
- Karksi-Nuia War of Independence memorial
- Viljandi War of Independence memorial
- Paistu War of Independence memorial
Historic recording 2
Landscape 3
Sacred stone, spring or grove 3
Church or chapel 11
Windmill or watermill 1
Lost village 1
Erratic boulder 2
Camp, sleep, walk and warm up
Free forest huts 3 all over Estonia →
Forest houses to rent 1 all over Estonia →
Saunas 3 all over Estonia →
Hiking trails 4 all over Estonia →
Nature study trails 9 all over Estonia →
Observation towers 4 all over Estonia →
Viewpoints 1
Campfire sites 16 all over Estonia →
- Hüpassaare campfire site
- Kõrtsi-Tõramaa campfire site
- Labidakivi campfire site
- Läti campfire site
- Lõhavere campfire sites
- Loodi campfire site
- Luite campfire site
- Mulgi meadow campfire site
- Naela campfire site
- Oksa campfire site
- Rasti campfire site
- Ruhijärve campfire site
- Rutu campfire site
- Ruunaraipe campfire site
- Sinialliku campfire site
- Teringi campfire site
Visitor centres 1
Photo spots
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