Võrsna
Coordinates: 58 ° 24 ' N , 22 ° 45' E
Võrsna (German Würtzen ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the largest Estonian island Saaremaa . It belongs to the rural community Saaremaa (until 2017: rural community Valjala ) in the Saare district .
The village has six inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located 23 kilometers northeast of the island's capital Kuressaare .
Personalities
Võrsna is the birthplace of the officer and politician Karl Johann Gustav von Ekesparre (1746–1806) and the writer Aleksander Antson (1899–1945).
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. 691.