Jõõdre
Coordinates: 58 ° 52 ' N , 23 ° 38' E
Jõõdre (German Jedra ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the municipality of Haapsalu (until 2017: rural municipality of Ridala ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
Population and location
The place has 216 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located eleven kilometers southeast of the core city of Haapsalu .
Castle Hill
Between Jõõdre and the village of Saanika is the Tubrimägi castle hill (also called Tubri linn or Tubri maalinn ). The earlier fortification of the pagan Estonians is probably mentioned in the chronicle of Heinrich von Livland written at the beginning of the 13th century as Maianpata or Maianpathe castle . The origins of the complex are dated to the Iron Age.
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. 142.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Estonian Statistical Office
- ↑ Eesti Entsüklopeedia ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ State Register of Monument Protection
