Laugu
Coordinates: 58 ° 35 ' N , 22 ° 36' E
Laugu (German Laugo ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the rural community Saaremaa (until 2017: rural community Leisi ) in the Saare district .
Population and location
The village has 55 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located 36 kilometers northeast of the island's capital Kuressaare at the southwest end of Parasmetsa Bay (Parasmetsa laht) .
History and good
The place was first mentioned in 1617 under the name Lowke .
In 1653 a certain Hans Rehren exchanged his Gut Brakelshof for the Kronsgut Laugo . From 1653 to 1843 the estate was owned by the noble Baltic German family Rehren . From 1846 until it was expropriated as part of the Estonian land reform in 1919, it belonged to the von Helmersen family .
Personalities
- Viktor Wittrock (* 1869 in Laugo; † 1944 in Bad Schwartau ), Evangelical Lutheran clergyman
- Hugo Wittrock (* 1873 in Laugo, † 1958 in Lübeck ), insurance specialist, politician and 1941–1944 provisional mayor of Riga
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. 291.
Web links
- Description (eestigiid.ee)
- Good (mois.ee)