Diby
Coordinates: 59 ° 1 ′ N , 23 ° 18 ′ E
Diby (German Dibi , Estonian Swedish Dibe ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Vormsi ( Vormsi vald ) in Lääne County . The place is in the northeast of the fourth largest Estonian island Vormsi (German Worms , Swedish Ormsö ).
Population and history
Today Diby has only eight residents (as of December 31, 2011).
The place was first mentioned in 1540 under the name Duederbw . In 1567 the place is recorded as dorp tho Dudder , and in 1627 as Dyby .
Like all Vormsis villages, Diby was mostly populated by Estonian Swedes until the Second World War .
lake
The salty lake Diby järv or Träski järv (Swedish Dibyträske ) is located north of the village not far from the Baltic coast . Its bank has a total length of 1966 meters. With 8.8 hectares of water, it is the third largest lake on the island of Vormsi.
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. 52.