Höbringi
Coordinates: 59 ° 8 ' N , 23 ° 34' E
Höbringi (Swedish and German Höbring ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality Lääne-Nigula (until 2017: rural municipality Noarootsi ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
description
The place has seven inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located 22 kilometers northeast of the county capital Haapsalu .
The village was first mentioned in 1540 under the name Hobrinck .
The place name is now officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of the Estonian Swedes until the resettlement campaign during the Second World War .
The Sendre soo moor extends east of Höbringi . It is part of the Leidissoo Nature Reserve ( Leidissoo looduskaitseala ).
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, Cologne / Vienna 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 118.