Külasema

Coordinates: 58 ° 38 '  N , 23 ° 11'  E

Külasema​

Estonia

Külasema is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the third largest Estonian island of Muhu . It belongs to the rural community of the same name ( Muhu vald ) in the Saare district ( Saare maakond ).

Population and history

The place has 33 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011).

The village was first mentioned in 1645 under the name Küllaszme .

Burial sites from the earlier Neolithic were uncovered north of the settlement core.

Külasema is the birthplace of the Estonian writer Aadu Hint (1910–1989).

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. 267.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Estonian Statistical Office