Tõrise
Coordinates: 58 ° 27 ' N , 22 ° 29' E
Tõrise (German Terris ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the rural municipality Saaremaa (until 2017: rural municipality Lääne-Saare ) in the Saare district .
Population and location
The village has 28 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016). Its area is 12.98 km².
About 100 meters to the north is the Tõrise järv water body of the same name .
The place is 22 kilometers north of the island's capital Kuressaare . It was first mentioned in a document in 1592.
Treasure find
In 1999 a silver treasure was found in Tõrise. There are almost 3000 coins from the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th century.
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. 591.
Web links
- Description (eestigiid.ee)
- Entry in Eesti Entsüklopeedia (online version)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Municipal administration Lääne-Saare ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 7, 2016
- ↑ Mauri Kiudsoo: "Tõrise aardeleid." In: Saaremaa Muuseum. Kaheaastaraamat 1999-2000. Kuressaare 2001, pp. 58–64 (with an English summary)
