Norrby
Coordinates: 59 ° 1 ′ N , 23 ° 20 ′ E
Norrby (German Norbi , Estonian Swedish Norrbe ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Vormsi ( Vormsi vald ) in Lääne County . The place is in the northeast of the fourth largest Estonian island Vormsi (German Worms , Swedish Ormsö ).
Population and history
Norrby has eleven residents today (as of December 31, 2011). Until the Second World War, the village, like all Vormsis villages, was mostly populated by Estonian Swedes .
The place was first mentioned in 1540 under the name Norbw . For the year 1565 he is recorded as Norby .
To the north of Norrby on the Baltic coast there is a large boulder from Rapakiwi , the Kirikukivi (Estonian Swedish Kerkstain or Eernstain ; in German "Kirchenstein" or "Adlerstein"). It has a height of 6.5 meters. It has been under state protection since 1941.
Lighthouses
The upper and lower lighthouse of Norrby also belong to the local area. They were built in 1935. The reinforced concrete lighthouse is 32 meters high. Its diameter is three meters. The lower lighthouse measures 22 meters, its diameter two meters.
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. 392.
Web links
- Photo of the Kirikukivi
- Upper Lighthouse (Estonian Maritime Administration)
- Lower Lighthouse (Estonian Maritime Administration)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://pub.stat.ee/
- ↑ http://register.keskkonnainfo.ee/envreg/main?reg_kood=KLO4000507&mount=view#HTTPr3yEDW4BUbT7qOQZIIH8aYW7ZjE5yB
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 26, 2012 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.
