Tahu
Coordinates: 58 ° 59 ' N , 23 ° 33' E
Tahu (Swedish Skåtanäs , German Schottanäs ) 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 place has 26 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). The place name is officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish, as the village belonged to the traditional settlement area of the Estonian Swedes until the world war- related resettlement in 1944 .
The village is west of the Baltic Sea bay of the same name ( Tahu laht ). The flora of the coastline is under nature protection. An ornithological observation tower is located a little away from the village center. It is particularly useful for observing the numerous migratory birds that rest in Tahu and its surroundings.
Web links
- Nature tourism in Tahu (English)