The community days taking place in many places all over Estonia are a proof of that. There have been proposals to base the administrative-territorial reform on the old-time parish network but it differs from county to county and, for example, in Saaremaa, there are almost as many parishes as there were rural municipalities in 2006.
Selle kinnituseks on paljudes Eesti piirkondades toimuvad kihelkondade päevad. On tehtud ka ettepanekuid võtta haldusterritoriaalses reformis aluseks omaaegne kihelkondade võrk, kuid maakonniti on see väga erinev ja nt Saaremaal on kihelkondi peaaegu sama palju, kui oli 2006. aastal valdu.