Kersleti
Coordinates: 59 ° 2 ′ N , 23 ° 10 ′ E
Kersleti (German Kärslet , Swedish Kärrslätt , Estonian Swedish Kählet ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural community of Vormsi ( Vormsi vald ) in Lääne County . The place is in the northwest of the fourth largest Estonian island Vormsi (German Worms , Swedish Ormsö ).
description
Kersleti only has five residents (as of December 31, 2011). A workshop for local handicrafts is now housed in the village's former chapel .
The place was first mentioned in 1540 under the name Kyrresleven . In 1615 it is recorded as Kirckslätt .
To the east of the village center there is a large boulder , the Vargstain ("Wolfsstein"). It has a circumference of 18.7 meters and a height of 2.5 meters.
To the north of the village lies the Kersleti peninsula ( Kersleti neem ). It forms the northwest tip of Vormsi Island.
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 . Cologne, Vienna 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 528.
Web links
- Handicraft workshop in Kersleti (English, Estonian, Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://pub.stat.ee/
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 26, 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.
