Paluküla (Hiiumaa)
Coordinates: 58 ° 59 ′ N , 22 ° 49 ′ E
Paluküla (German Palloküll ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality Hiiumaa (until 2017: rural municipality Pühalepa ). It is located on the second largest Estonian island Hiiumaa (German Dagö ).
Description and history
Paluküla has 14 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). The place is located three kilometers from the island's capital, Kärdla . It lies on a ridge, 25 m above sea level .
The settlement was first mentioned in 1565 under the name Paloby .
church
In 1820 the small stone church of Paluküla was completed. The noble Baltic German family Ungern-Sternberg was responsible for the financing . The church should actually serve as the grave church of the sex; the plan was abandoned a short time later because of the high water table.
In the 19th and 20th centuries, the church also served as a navigation mark . In 1990 the historic spire was destroyed by fire.
In 1939 the church had to be handed over to the Red Army , which had established military bases in Estonia in the same year. From then on, the former church served as a storage room and observation point for the Soviet army.
Web links
- Description of the place (Estonian)
- Paluküla Church (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://pub.stat.ee/
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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.hiiumaa.ee/turism-majutus/56&g=19&gr=6
