Rootsivere

Coordinates: 58 ° 35 '  N , 23 ° 7'  E

Rootsivere​

Estonia

Rootsivere (German Rootsiwere ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the third largest Estonian island of Muhu . It belongs to the rural community of the same name ( Muhu vald ) in the Saare district ( Saare maakond ).

Population and location

The place has 33 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located on the Väike väin ( Little Sound ), the waterway between Muhu and Saaremaa. Before the construction of the dam between the two islands in 1894–1897, the route to Saaremaa led through the village.

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. 511.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Estonian Statistical Office