Leila (Lääne-Nigula)
Coordinates: 58 ° 56 ' N , 24 ° 5' E
Leila (German Leilis ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality Lääne-Nigula (until 2017: rural municipality Kullamaa ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
Population and location
The place has 54 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located thirty kilometers southeast of the county capital Haapsalu .
history
The villages of Kalju and Leila to the north are historically closely linked. At the beginning of the 16th century Leila was first mentioned as Calge maior , while Kalju was mentioned as Calge minor . From 1796 the "Hof Leilis" is documented, which was also called "Groß-Kaljo".
The estate later disappeared. In 1910 the farmland was sold to the Don-Agrar-Bank for agricultural use.
literature
- Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Cologne, Vienna 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 169.
Web links
- Description (Estonian)