Viira (Muhu)

58.603333 23.217222Coordinates: 58 ° 36 ' N , 23 ° 13' E

Viira

Entrance gate to the Muhu cemetery

Viira (German Wiiraküla ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) on the third largest Estonian island of Muhu . It belongs to the rural community of the same name ( Muhu vald ) in the Saare district ( Saare maakond ).

Population and location

The place has 50 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is twelve kilometers northwest of the Kuivastu ferry terminal .

The Lutheran cemetery of Muhu ( Muhu kalmistu ) is located in Viira .

There lies u. a. the writer, translator, sexton and school teacher Carl Wilhelm Freundlich (actually Carl Wilhelm Henrikson , 1803–1872) is buried.

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, Cologne / Vienna 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 674.