Tuksi
Coordinates: 59 ° 11 ' N , 23 ° 32' E
Tuksi (Swedish Bergsby , German Bergsbi ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Lääne-Nigula (until 2017: rural municipality Noarootsi ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
description
The place has thirteen residents (as of December 31, 2011). It is located 38 kilometers north of the county capital Haapsalu .
The village was first mentioned in 1540 under the name Barschbüw .
The place name is officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of the Estonian Swedes until the mid-1940s .
Today there is a sports facility with a health center in Tuksi ( Tuksi spordibaas ).
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, Köln / Wien 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 40.
Web links
- Sports and Health Center Tuksi (English)