Aiboland

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Map of Aiboland from 1930, the settlements with traditionally Swedish-speaking populations are marked in red

Aiboland is the Estonian Swedish name for the former Swedish settlement area in Estonia . The area is also called Swedish Estonia. The population is also called Estonia Sweden ( Swedish estlandssvenskar , Estonian rannarootslased ) colloquially Eibofolke or Aibofolke referred.

geography

The Moonsund Islands Dagö ( Hiiumaa ), Moon ( Muhu ), Ormsö ( Vormsi ), Runö ( Ruhnu ) and Ösel ( Saaremaa ) as well as Nargö ( Naissaar ), Odensholm ( Osmussaar ), Klein and Groß Rågö ( Pakri ) become Aiboland Islands ). On the mainland, this includes the area around Hapsal on the Estonian north coast, including Nuckö ( Noarootsi ).

history

In 1939 the Soviet Union forced Estonia to sign a treaty to set up military bases. Many of the islands where Estonian Swedes settled have been confiscated, bases have been built, and indigenous people have been forced to leave their homes. A year later, Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union. Estonia-Swedes were called up for military service in the Red Army under Soviet occupation, and in the Wehrmacht during the German occupation. Most of Estonian Swedes were resettled or fled to Sweden in the summer of 1944 before the Red Army approached again. Today, small group of Estonian Swedes are reorganizing and restoring their culture by studying the Swedish language and culture. They are led by the Estonian Swedish Council, which is supported by the Estonian government. In 2000 there were about 300 Swedes in Estonia. The Estonian Swedish dialects are almost extinct.

In 1782, Estonian Swedes founded the settlement Gammalsvenskby - Werbiwka - Staroschwedske (German old Swedish village ) in what is now southern Ukraine . Residents of Estonian Swedish origin still live there today.

literature

  • Herman Vendell: Phonology and form theory of the Swedish dialects in the parishes Ormsö and Nukkö in Ehstland. Helsinki 1881.
  • Seppo Zerterberg: Viro, Historia, kansa, kulttuuri. Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, Helsinki 1995, ISBN 951-717-806-9 .

See also

Estonia Sweden

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.denandrastranden.com/
  2. ↑ Seppo Zerterberg: Viro, Historia, kansa, kulttuuri. Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura, Helsinki 1995, ISBN 951-717-806-9 (Finnish)

Coordinates: 58 ° 56 '34.4 "  N , 23 ° 11' 5.8"  E