Spithami
| Spithamn Spithami |
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| Coordinates | 59 ° 13 ' N , 23 ° 32' E | ||
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| Country | Estonia | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | EE-57 | ||
| Residents | 6 (December 31, 2011) | ||
Spithami (Swedish Spithamn , German Spitham ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Lääne-Nigula (until 2017: rural municipality Noarootsi ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
Population and location
The Põõsaspea peninsula ( Põõsaspea neem ) extends northwest of Spithami into the Baltic Sea . East map of the elongated conservation area extends at seaside Nõva ( Nõva maastikukaitseala ).
In the Middle Ages the place served as a fishing ground for local farmers. Before the middle of the 14th century, Swedes established a village there. In 1514 it was mentioned in a document as the Spithaven .
The place name is now officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish again, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of the Estonian Swedes .
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. 565.