Üüdibe
Coordinates: 58 ° 9 ' N , 22 ° 14' E
Üüdibe (German Uidepä ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the Saaremaa rural community (until 2017: Salme rural community ) in the Saare district .
Population and location
The village has four inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located on the Bay of Ariste ( Ariste laht ), eighteen kilometers from the island's capital Kuressaare .
The place is located on the narrowest point of the Sõrve peninsula .
history
The place was first mentioned in 1645 under the name Hüdepoya .
Heavy fighting between the German and Soviet troops took place in the area during the Second World War. In September 1941 the Red Army erected a 1.6-kilometer-long reinforced concrete anti-tank line here. Fierce battles took place there from October 11 to 20, 1944, before the German Wehrmacht had to withdraw to the south.
literature
- Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia) (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 618.
