Pajumaa
Coordinates: 58 ° 35 ' N , 23 ° 42' E
Pajumaa (German Paioma ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Lääneranna in Pärnu County (until 2017: rural municipality of Hanila in Lääne County ) in Estonia .
Population and location
The place has eleven inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is fourteen kilometers southwest of the city of Lihula .
history
In 1973 archaeologists found traces of a settlement from the second half of the first millennium BC near Pajumaa.
The Linnuse Castle Hill ( Linnuse maalinn ) was located northeast of the village in a former swamp area . It was the center of the historical parish between the 11th and 13th centuries .
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. 421.
Web links
- Description (Estonian)