Anseküla Explained

Anseküla
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Saare County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Saaremaa Parish
Population Total:39
Population As Of:2011 Census

Anseküla (German: Anseküll) is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia,[1] on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 39.[2]

The first church in Anseküla was built around 1300.[3] From 1846 to 1875, Martin Körber was the pastor in Anseküla.During Körber's tenure, the church was reconstructed in 1864.The rebuilt church was destroyed in 1944 during World War II. A lighthouse was later built at the former location of the church, but the church's graveyard is still in use.

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Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish.

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age. Statistics Estonia. 21 September 2015. 31 December 2011.
  3. History of the Anseküla church at Web site: Anna kirik . 2012-05-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511040032/http://www.eelk.ee/h_ansekula.html . 2012-05-11 . (in Estonian)