parishes are currently centered (due to redistricting) in Võru and Põlva Counties with parts extending into Valga and Tartu Counties.

In April 1917, Võru County, which had previously been part of Livonia Governorate, was merged with the autonomous Estonian Governorate.In 1920, when the northern areas of Valga County inhabited by Estonians were included in Estonia and the new Valga County was formed in the Estonian