Forby
Coordinates: 59 ° 0 ' N , 23 ° 9' E
Förby (German Förbi , Estonian Swedish Ferbe ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Vormsi ( Vormsi vald ) in Lääne County . The place is in the west of the fourth largest Estonian island Vormsi (German Worms , Swedish Ormsö ).
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The place was first mentioned in 1540 under the name Voerbu . In 1565 he was called Förbi or Ferby .
Förby has only five residents today (as of December 31, 2011). Like all Vormsis villages, the place was mostly populated by Estonian Swedes until the Second World War .
The place is located directly on the Baltic Sea , on the strait between the islands of Vormsi and Saaremaa , the Hari kurk (German Moon-Sund ). The island of Harilaid , about four kilometers southwest of Förby , also belongs to the area of the village .