Atla (Saaremaa)
Coordinates: 58 ° 18 ' N , 21 ° 54' E
Atla (German Attel ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) 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 was first mentioned in 1453 under the name Attell . Today it has nineteen inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016).
Atla is located on the Baltic Sea bay of the same name ( Atla laht ) , the westernmost bay on the island of Saaremaa. It used to be a port for the export of limestone and for local fishing. The facilities were destroyed during the Second World War. In 2013 a new, smaller port was built. It is available for sport and leisure boats.
Lake Lahuksi järv is located northeast of the village center . The distance to the island's capital Kuressaare is 31 kilometers. The place and the bay are part of the Vilsandi National Park .
Personalities
The Estonian politician and astrophysicist Liia Hänni was born in Atla in 1946 .
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. 33.
Web links
- Description (eestigiid.ee)
- Port of Atla
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
