Koigi (Saaremaa)
Coordinates: 58 ° 30 ' N , 23 ° 1' E
Koigi (German Koik ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the rural community Saaremaa (until 2017: rural community Pöide ) in the Saare district .
Population and location
The village has 38 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is 45 kilometers northeast of the island's capital, Kuressaare .
West of the town center is the forty square kilometer moor of the same name (Koigi soo) . Inside is the 1.76 square kilometer Koigi Lake ( Koigi järv ) .
history
In 1441 the village of Koicke was given to the Köning brothers. Soon a courtyard was built there. The village is also documented for the year 1523.
literature
- Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia) (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , pp. 240f.