Soonda

Coordinates: 58 ° 36 '  N , 23 ° 16'  E

Soonda​

Estonia

Soonda 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 ).

description

The place has 23 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). The village gave its name to the 10.2 kilometer long stream of the same name ( Soonda oja ). It is the longest running water on the island of Muhu.

In 1923 a stone ax from the Younger Stone Age or Bronze Age was found in Soonda .

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. 560.

Web links

• History of the place (Estonian)
• Inhabitants of Soonda 1913 (photography by Johannes Pääsuke )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Estonian Statistical Office