Muratsi
Coordinates: 58 ° 14 ' N , 22 ° 34' E
Muratsi (German Murratz ) 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 245 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016). Its area is 16.36 km². The island of Väike-Tulpe also belongs to the area of the village .
The place is five kilometers southeast of the island's capital Kuressaare directly on the Baltic Sea . It was first mentioned in 1560 under the name Murras . The place now houses a small port.
Well
At the beginning of the 17th century, the Murratz farm emerged from various fiefs . From 1707 to 1877 it was owned by the noble Baltic German family Güldenstubbe . The property then passed to the Buxhoevden family .
The manor's small, single-storey mansion was probably built at the beginning of the 19th century. With the Soviet occupation of Estonia , it was used by the Red Army until the 1960s . Then it fell into disrepair. Today only ruins remain.
Personalities
The Baltic German military Arthur von Buxhoeveden (1882–1964) was born in Muratsi . He moved to Germany in 1939.
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. 369.
Web links
- Description (eestigiid.ee)
- Tourism in Muratsi (German)
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
- ↑ mois.ee
