Üdruma
Coordinates: 58 ° 49 ' N , 24 ° 3' E
Üdruma (German Idroma ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality Lääne-Nigula (until 2017: rural municipality Kullamaa ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
Population and location
The place has 85 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located 34 kilometers southeast of the county capital Haapsalu . It has been documented since the beginning of the 16th century.
monument
In the place there is a memorial for a skirmish of the First World War , which is said to have taken place on February 22, 1918 in Üdruma. Only the white horse of a local resident was killed by shots by the German army, so that the monument is popularly known as the “monument of the white horse”.
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. 126.
Web links
- Description (Estonian)
- Official website