Mihkli
Coordinates: 58 ° 37 ' N , 24 ° 6' E
Mihkli (German Sankt Michaelis ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the Estonian rural municipality Lääneranna (until 2017: rural municipality Koonga ) in Pärnu County . It is located about 35 km from Pärnu ( Pernau ). The village has 33 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2009).
History and sights
Mihkli is the oldest parish in Pärnu County. The place was the center of an influential parish in the Middle Ages and early modern times .
As early as the 13th century, a parochus was employed for Mihkli. The current rectory of Mihkli was built between 1855 and 1858 in the style of late classicism . A portico adorns the center of the facade of the one-story building . Individual outbuildings and a park have been preserved.
The landmark of Mihkli is the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Michael, built in the 13th or 14th century. It was first mentioned in a document in 1359. The base of the baptismal font dates from around this time.
Its current appearance dates from the 18th and 19th centuries. Century. The single-nave church building is made of local limestone . The protective corridor on the north wall in the transept indicates its function as a fortified church in earlier times. It could be reached with a ladder through a trap door at a height of 4 m. The church underwent significant changes during the 19th century when the west portal was walled up. The pulpit of the St. Michaelis Church dates from 1818, the altar from 1906. The organ is the work of the famous Tallinn organ builder Gustav Normann (1825-1893) from 1878.
From 1779 to 1781 the west tower of the church was completed. The church bell was cast in Stockholm in 1684 . Locals buried them during World War II ; it did not come to light again until 28 years later.
In the old cemetery there are three chapels from the 19th century. At the new Mihkli cemetery, a memorial has been commemorating the fallen parishioners of the First World War and the Estonian War of Independence (renewed in 1988) since 1926 .
Mihkli is also known for its historic oak park . The average height of the trees is 16 m. Most oaks are around 200 years old, the oldest up to 300 years.
Personalities
Jakob Johann von Uexküll was born on the Gut Keblas belonging to Mihkli.
From 1672 the pastor of Mihkli was the Baltic German Heinrich Göseken the Elder. J. (1645–1705), the son of Heinrich Göseken the Elder . Ä. (1612-1681). Heinrich Göseken the Elder J. was one of the pioneers in improving the translation of the New Testament into the Estonian language .
The oldest record of an Estonian-language spell or magical folk song verse comes from Mihkli . They can be found in the interrogation protocol of the trial against an Estonian named Ralli Hans from 1680. The magical saying goes : Nedko Nedko Negelcken / Nedko Negleken Neiziken / Erra Nehlene Kaddi / Nehla Eiss Kaddi tubedis / Nehl Kaddi neehlede / Pissud raudne pihust .
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. 357.
Web links
- Description of the place (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tiiu Viirand (ed.): Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Tallinn 2004 ( ISBN 9949-407-18-4 ), p. 147
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.parnumaa.ee/index.php?id=132
