Ööriku
Coordinates: 58 ° 35 ' N , 22 ° 56' E
Ööriku (German Oerike ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality Saaremaa (until 2017: rural municipality Orissaare ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa (German Ösel ).
description
Ööriku has 13 inhabitants (as of January 1st, 2008). The village is ten kilometers northwest of Pöide ( Peude ).
In Ööriku is the "Church of the Holy Trinity" of the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church ( Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kirik - EAÕK). The Orthodox parish has existed since 1849. The church with its five domes was built in 1873. The bell tower dates from 1900.
On June 13, 2009, a small Orthodox nunnery was inaugurated in Ööriku, the first Orthodox monastery to be established in the country after Estonian independence was regained. A year later it relocated to the village of Reo due to property disputes .
Ööriku Orthodox Church
Facade of the church
View of the iconostasis
Ööriku Nunnery (2009)
literature
Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Cologne, Vienna 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 402.
Web links
- "Church of the Holy Trinity" by Ööriku (Estonian) ( page no longer available )
- Ööriku Historical Cemetery (Estonian)