Elbiku
Coordinates: 59 ° 10 ' N , 23 ° 32' E
Elbiku (Swedish Ölbäck , German Elbeck ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Lääne-Nigula (until 2017: rural municipality Noarootsi ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
description
The place has 29 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located 24 kilometers north of the county capital Haapsalu .
The place was first mentioned in 1539 under the name Elbeke . The place name is now officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish again, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of the Estonian Swedes until it was relocated during the Second World War .
The Baltic Sea stretches west of the village center with numerous beaches. There is also the Roosta holiday village ( Roosta puhkeküla ) with its large rope course .
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 . Böhlau, Köln / Wien 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 61.