Aste (Großdorf)
Coordinates: 58 ° 21 ' N , 22 ° 27' E
Aste is a village ( Estonian alevik ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the rural municipality Saaremaa (until 2017: rural municipality Lääne-Saare ) in the Saare district .
Population and location
The village has 436 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016). Its area is 0.66 km². The place is twelve kilometers north of the island's capital Kuressaare .
history
The forerunner of today's elementary school was founded in 1870. In 2013 a new school building was inaugurated.
During the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the Soviet armed forces maintained a military airfield near the village center. After Estonian independence was regained, it was largely demolished.
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. 32.
Web links
- Description (eestigiid.ee)
- Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)
- School of Aste
Individual evidence
- ↑ Municipal administration Lääne-Saare ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 7, 2016
