Esiküla

{{Short description|Village in Estonia}}

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Esiküla is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.{{Cite web |title=X-GIS(4) Portal |url=https://xgis.maaamet.ee/knravalik/knr?obj_id=762 |website=xgis.maaamet.ee |access-date=25 July 2021}} The village is located on Kassari Island.{{cite web |title=[KNR] Dictionary of Estonian Place names |url=https://www.eki.ee/dict/knr/index.cgi?Q=Esiküla |website=www.eki.ee |access-date=15 April 2022}}

Name

Esiküla was attested in historical sources as Kassarske Förbyn ell. Eszekülla in 1688 and as Essi in 1798. The name literally means 'front village', semantically contrasting with nearby Taguküla (literally, 'back village'), referring to their relative positions.

History

Historically, the village was part of Kassari Manor ({{Langx|de|Kassar}}). In 1977, the villages of Kiisi and Uidu were merged with Esiküla.

Kassari kabeliaed OlariPilnik-1.jpg

Esiküla OlariPilnik-2.jpg

Esiküla OlariPilnik-1.jpg

Ruserahu, Esiküla.jpg

See also

References

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{{Hiiumaa Parish}}

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Category:Villages in Hiiu County

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