Uusküla, Lääne County

Coordinates: 58°53′43″N 23°55′31″E / 58.89528°N 23.92528°E / 58.89528; 23.92528
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Uusküla
Village
Country Estonia
CountyLääne County
ParishLääne-Nigula Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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

Name[edit]

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') 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) to the northwest.[2]

References[edit]

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


58°53′43″N 23°55′31″E / 58.89528°N 23.92528°E / 58.89528; 23.92528