Hara (Lääne-Nigula)
Coordinates: 59 ° 5 ' N , 23 ° 31' E
Hara (Swedish Harga ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality Lääne-Nigula (until 2017: rural municipality Noarootsi ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
Population and location
The place has 34 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located on the Baltic Sea bay of the same name ( Hara laht ). There is a small harbor there, but it is unsuitable for larger boats.
The area used to be an island that was not connected to the mainland until the land was uplifted in the second half of the 14th century. It was first mentioned in 1341 under the name Herkenlayde .
The place name is now officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish again, as the village used to be part of the traditional settlement area of the Estonian Swedes .
Web links
- Description (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://pub.stat.ee/
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
