Mätasselja

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Coordinates: 58 ° 20 '  N , 22 ° 14'  E

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Mätasselja (German Metaselg ) 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 .

Population and location

The village has 47 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016). Its area is 10.66 km².

The place is 17 kilometers northwest of the island's capital Kuressaare . He was first mentioned in 1454 under the name Metzell . There are numerous sinkholes in the karst area .

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  1. 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.laanesaare.ee