Lahetaguse
Coordinates: 58 ° 11 ' N , 22 ° 5' E
Lahetaguse (German Lahhentagge ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the west coast of the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the Saaremaa rural community (until 2017: Salme rural community ) in the Saare district .
Population and location
The village has 21 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located directly on the Baltic Sea in the small bay of the same name ( Lahetaguse laht ), 24 kilometers southwest of the island's capital Kuressaare .
Sons and daughters of the place
The Baltic German admiral and navigator Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778-1852) was born in Lahetaguse .
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. 284.
Web links
- Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)