Mõnnuste
Coordinates: 58 ° 19 ' N , 22 ° 16' E
Mõnnuste (German Mönnust ) 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 61 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016). Its area is 8.19 km².
The place is 14 kilometers northwest of the island's capital Kuressaare . It was first mentioned in a document in 1592. The Kärla River (Kärla jõgi) flows east of the village center .
Orthodox Church
Only the ruins of the Orthodox Church of the Appearance of the Holy Trinity (Kolmainu Jumala Ilmumise kirik) with its two towers were built in 1868 . With the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1941, the bell tower was demolished because there was an air force base nearby . The parish was finally dissolved by the Soviet authorities in 1949. The church then served as a sports hall, warehouse for the local kolkhoz farm and finally as a sheepfold.
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. 364.
Web links
- Description ( eestigiid.ee )
- Photos of the former Orthodox Church
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
