Uusküla, Lääne County Explained

Official Name:Uusküla
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Lääne County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Lääne-Nigula Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Uusküla is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.[1]

Name

Uusküla was attested in written sources as Neue Dorff Lechtigal in 1726 and Uekülla in 1798. The name literally means 'new village'. Semantically, it is paired with neighboring Vanaküla (literally, 'old village') 1km (01miles) to the northwest.[2]

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Uusküla . Dictionary of Estonian Place Names . Eesti Keele Instituut . December 16, 2023 . Tallinn.