Petaaluse
Coordinates: 58 ° 40 ' N , 23 ° 43' E
Petaaluse (German Pettal ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Lääneranna in Pärnu County (until 2017: rural municipality of Lihula in Lääne County ).
description
The village has 38 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is five kilometers southwest of Lihula .
The place was first mentioned in 1564 under the name Pettamala .
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. 449.