Rumpo
Coordinates: 58 ° 58 ' N , 23 ° 16' E
Rumpo (Estonian Swedish Romp ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Vormsi ( Vormsi vald ) in Lääne County . The place is in the south of the fourth largest Estonian island Vormsi (German Worms , Swedish Ormsö ).
Population and location
Rumpo has 23 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). The place was first mentioned in 1540 under the name Rump . In 1613 he is recorded as Rumpeby . Rumpo, like all Vormsis villages, was mostly populated by Estonian Swedes until the Second World War .
The village is located directly on the Baltic Sea , on the bay of Hullo ( Hullo laht ). To the south of the town, a headland extends into the sea in a south-easterly direction. There are numerous bathing opportunities there. The aquatorium south of Rumpo with its approximately thirty islands and islets is designated as a protected area. The two largest islands are Pasilaid and Telmen .
Web links
- Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)
- Tourism in Rumpo (German)