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