Fallarna
Coordinates: 59 ° 1 ' N , 23 ° 12' E
Fällarna (German Fellana , Estonian Swedish Fällana ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Vormsi ( Vormsi vald ) in Lääne County . The place is in the northwest of the fourth largest Estonian island Vormsi (German Worms , Swedish Ormsö ).
Population and history
Fällarna has ten inhabitants today (as of December 31, 2011).
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1700. There was also a quarry.
geology
In the area of the village lies one of the geological landmarks of the Vormsi island, the coral reef of Huitberg (Estonian Huitbergi paekühm ). The limestone deposits in the middle of a dense fir forest , some of which are overgrown with grass, are over 400 million years old. Organic structures from the Ordovician can be seen on the rock . A signposted hiking trail leads to the place.
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. 77.