Jausa (Hiiumaa)
Coordinates: 58 ° 47 ' N , 22 ° 42' E
Jausa is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality Hiiumaa (until 2017: rural municipality Emmaste ). It is located on the second largest Estonian island Hiiumaa (German Dagö ).
description
Jausa (German snack ) has 92 inhabitants today (as of December 31, 2011).
The village is located directly on the Baltic Sea beach . The streams Luguse jõgi and Jausa oja flow into the little book of Jausa ( Jausa laht ) . The latter is known for its crayfish .
Jausa was first mentioned in a document in the second half of the 16th century. In the past the port was used for the export of potatoes and wood.
The most famous son of the place is the Estonian writer Herman Sergo (1911–1989). He was born in Jausa and attended elementary school there. Sergo has in his literary work numerous substances Hiiumaa literary processed.
Web links
- Description of the place (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://pub.stat.ee/
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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.
