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Vanaküla, Lääne-Nigula Parish

Coordinates: 58°54′05″N 23°54′12″E / 58.90139°N 23.90333°E / 58.90139; 23.90333
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Vanaküla
Village
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Country Estonia
CountyLääne County
ParishLääne-Nigula Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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

Name

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Vanaküla was attested in written sources as Alten dorff in 1687, Alte Dorff Lechtigal in 1726, and Wan̄akülla in 1798. The name literally means 'old village'. Semantically, it is paired with neighboring Uusküla (literally, 'new village') 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) to the southeast.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ "Vanaküla". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved December 16, 2023.


58°54′05″N 23°54′12″E / 58.90139°N 23.90333°E / 58.90139; 23.90333