Keskküla, Lääne County

Village in Estonia
Village in Lääne County, Estonia
Keskküla
Village
Country Estonia
CountyLääne County
ParishLääne-Nigula Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Keskküla is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.[1] Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Martna Parish.

Name

Keskküla was attested in written sources as Groodt Keszküll and Klein Keszküll in 1534, and as Keskull maior and Keskull minor in 1539. The names refer to a former pair of villages, literally 'big Keskküla' and 'little Keskküla'. In the 18th century, the latter developed into what is now Kasari, and the former developed into Keskküla Manor [et]. The name literally means 'middle village'.[2]

References

  1. ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Keskküla". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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58°44′57″N 24°01′15″E / 58.74917°N 24.02083°E / 58.74917; 24.02083


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