Esna, Paide Explained

Official Name:Esna
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Järva County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Paide
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Esna (de|Orrisaar) is a village in Paide municipality, Järva County in northern-central Estonia.[1] Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Roosna-Alliku Parish.

Name

Esna was attested in historical sources as Hörisell in the 14th century, Orgesell in 1615, and Esna in 1732. The name Esna is derived from the nobleman (1595–1694), who built a manor at the site in 1623. The German name of the village, Orrisaar, preserves its original name, which was either Orisalu or Orissaare in the first half of the 18th century. The older name may be a compound of ori 'large tree' + salu 'grove surrounded by open land' or saar 'grove' (thus 'grove of large trees'), or ori 'large tree' + selg 'ridge, chain of hills' (the family cemetery is located on a long ridge north of the village).[2]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Esna . Dictionary of Estonian Place Names . Eesti Keele Instituut . September 16, 2024 . Tallinn.