Kuusnõmme
Coordinates: 58 ° 19 ′ N , 21 ° 58 ′ E
Kuusnõmme (German Kusnöm ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the rural municipality Saaremaa (until 2017: rural municipality Lääne-Saare ) in the Saare district .
description
The village is located 31 kilometers northwest of the island's capital Kuressaare . It has eleven inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016).
To the northeast of the village center, the Kuusnõmme poolsaar peninsula extends four kilometers into the Baltic Sea . The 22 hectare lake Suursilm is located on the peninsula . The area is particularly popular with hikers and bird watchers. From 1924 to 1941 a biological station of the University of Tartu was located there .
The place of interest is a post mill built in 1891 .
Personalities
The Estonian writer Aadu Hint (1910–1989) spent his childhood and school days in Kuusnõmme .
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 , p. 279.
Web links
- Description (eestigiid.ee)
- Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Municipal administration Lääne-Saare ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 7, 2016
- ↑ State Register of Monument Protection
