Sõrve Hindu
Coordinates: 58 ° 3 ' N , 22 ° 12' E
Sõrve-Hindu (German Indo ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the Saaremaa rural community (until 2017: Salme rural community ) in the Saare district . Until the re-establishment of the Saaremaa rural community, the place was called "Hindu" and was renamed to differentiate itself from Hindu , as both are now in the same rural community.
Location and population
The village on the east coast of the Sõrve peninsula is 26 kilometers from the island's capital, Kuressaare . It has no more residents today (as of December 31, 2011).
literature
- Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia) (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 131.