Anikatsi Explained

Anikatsi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Viljandi County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Viljandi Parish
Population Total:102 [1]
Population As Of:2011

Anikatsi is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia.[2] Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish. Anikatsi is located 35 km (21 miles) southeast of the town of Viljandi and 3 km (2 miles) west of the village of Kärstna.[3] As of 2011, the population of Anikatsi was 102.[4]

The village of Anikatsi is first recorded in German chronicles as Anikatz.[5] Other archaic variations of the village name that were recorded have been, Hannikaste (1624), Hannikast (1638) and Annikats (1797).[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/estonia-viljandi.php?cityid=1283 citypopulation.de
  2. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  3. http://www.maphill.com/estonia/viljandi/tarvastu/anikatsi/ maphill.com
  4. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/estonia-viljandi.php?cityid=1283 citypopulation.de
  5. http://www.mois.ee/pikknima.shtml Eesti Mõisaportaal
  6. http://www.eki.ee/dict/knr/index.cgi?Q=Anikatsi KNR. Dictionary of Estonian Place Names.