Lahetaguse Explained

Lahetaguse
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:21
Population As Of:2011 Census

Lahetaguse is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. It is located on the northern coast of Kaugatoma Bay (part of the Baltic Sea). As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 21.[1]

Lahetaguse was the location of Lahetaguse (German: Lahhentagge) knight manor. Russian navigator and explorer Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778–1852), the discoverer of Antarctica, was born in Lahetaguse Manor. The manor was established in 1571. None of the buildings have survived.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age. Statistics Estonia. 21 September 2015. 31 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Lahetaguse mõis. 21 September 2015. et.