Kullamaa (rural community)

	Kullamaa
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State :	Estonia
Circle :	Lääne
Founded :	1992
Coordinates :	58 ° 53 ' N , 24 ° 5' E Coordinates: 58 ° 53 ' N , 24 ° 5' E
Area :	224.57 km²
Residents :	1,167 (August 1, 2013)
Population density :	5 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EET (UTC + 2)
Telephone code :	(+372) 047
Postal code :	90701
Community type:	former rural community
Structure :	14 villages
Postal address :	Vallavalitsus ; 90701 Kullamaa

Kullamaa ( Kullamaa vald ) is a former rural municipality in Lääne County in the west of the Republic of Estonia . In 2017, Kullamaa became part of the enlarged rural community of Lääne-Nigula .

description

The rural community had an area of 224.57 km² and 1,167 inhabitants (as of August 1, 2013).

Villages

In addition to the main town of Kullamaa , the rural community also included the villages of Jõgisoo , Kalju , Kastja , Koluvere , Kullametsa , Leila , Lemmikküla , Liivi , Mõrdu , Päri , Silla , Ubasalu and Üdruma .

Attractions

The place Kullamaa (German Goldenbeck ) on the bank of the river Liivi ( Liivi jõgi ) was for several centuries the center of the parish of the same name . The place with its church and pastorate has played an important role in the Estonian cultural history. Local pastors were u. a. Heinrich Göseken (1612–1681), who published an Estonian grammar in 1660, and from 1710 to 1747 Heinrich Gutsleff (1680–1748), one of the authors of the Estonian translation of the New Testament (1715). The grave of the composer Rudolf Tobias (1873–1918), whose remains were transferred from Germany in 1992, is located in the Kullamaa cemetery .

The castle of Koluvere (German Lohde ) built in the 13th century is worth seeing . From 1439 it was one of the seats of the bishops of Ösel-Wiek . The castle was the last place of residence of the Württemberg princess Auguste Caroline (1764–1788). She was separated from her husband in the "care" of the Russian Tsarina Catherine II. On September 16, 1788, Auguste Caroline died in Koluvere under circumstances that have not yet been clarified at the age of 23.