Laevaranna

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Coordinates: 58 ° 23 '  N , 22 ° 56'  E

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The so-called "witch stone" of Laevaranna

Laevaranna is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island of Saaremaa . It belongs to the rural community Saaremaa (until 2017: rural community Valjala ) in the Saare district . Until the reestablishment of the rural community Saaremaa, the place was called "Rannaküla" and was renamed to differentiate itself from Rannaküla , since both are now in the same rural community.

Population and location

The village has five residents (as of December 31, 2011). The Baltic Sea Bay Kunnati Laht lies southeast of the village center .

Witch stone

A 1.75 meter high boulder in the forest near Laevaranna is called a “witch stone” or “sacrificial stone”. There are numerous folk tales about him. It is said to help especially against skin diseases.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. List of renaming of places for administrative reform 2016/2017 (Estonian)
  2. Estonian Statistical Office