Puise
Coordinates: 58 ° 46 ' N , 23 ° 28' E
Puise (German Puis ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the municipality of Haapsalu (until 2017: rural municipality of Ridala ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
description
The place has 36 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located on the southwestern tip of the Puise peninsula .
Numerous small islands also belong to the area of the village. The largest are Kumari laid , Sipelgarahu , Tondirahu , Kakrarahu , Esirahu , Hoorahu , Paljarahu , Mustarahu , Siimurahu, and Hanemaa .
Traditionally, the population lived from fishing in the Baltic Sea . The village has two ports: a fishing port in the west and a port for pleasure craft in the north.
The village and its surroundings are part of the Matsalu National Park . There are two ornithological observation towers in the village. In spring 1974 the Estonian ornithologist Sven Onno (1932–1974) was killed on the stormy sea near Puise. A memorial stone commemorates him at Puise today.
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 . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 470f.
Web links
- Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)
- Description (Estonian)
- 360 degree panoramic photo