Viidu
Coordinates: 58 ° 17 ' N , 22 ° 8' E
Viidu (German Wido ) 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 40 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016). Its area is 25.94 km².
The place is located twenty kilometers northwest of the island's capital Kuressaare .
Nature reserve
The Viidu soo moorland extends west of Viidu . It is designated as a nature reserve Viidumägi (Viidumäe looduskaitseala) . The highest point on the island of Saaremaa, the 54-meter-high Rauna mägi, lies on the associated ridge .
The visitor center of the nature reserve has been located in Audaku (German: Audako ) within the nature reserve since 1961. From 1904 to 1961 a sanatorium for children with leprosy was housed there.
Personalities
The Estonian composers Peeter Südda (1830–1893) and Peeter Süda (1883–1920) were born on the Tammiku talu farm belonging to Viidu .
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 , pp. 34 and 671.
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
- ↑ Eesti Entsüklopeedia
