Nõmmeveski Explained

Official Name:Nõmmeveski
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Harju County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Kuusalu Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Nõmmeveski is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia,[1] in Lahemaa National Park. It lies on the Valgejõgi River, where there is a 1.20NaN0 waterfall.

Name

The name Nõmmeveski means 'heath mill' (< nõmm 'heath, moor' + veski 'mill'). The site of the mill was originally called Vanaveski (literally, 'old mill') and was attested in written sources as quarn Wanna Weskil in the 17th century, when it was part of the neighboring village of Vanaküla. In 1712, Wanna Külla Möll is mentioned among the scattered farms belonging to Kõnnu, and Enn Tarvel identified this name with Nõmmeveski. The settlement name is attested in 1739 as part of the personal name Nöm̄e Weski Mick, and in 1796 Ludwig August Mellin designated two mills under the name Nömme.[2]

References

59.5075°N 25.7936°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: X-GIS(4) Portal . xgis.maaamet.ee . 24 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Nõmmeveski . Dictionary of Estonian Place Names . Eesti Keele Instituut . December 18, 2023 . Tallinn.