Taguküla

Taguküla
Village
Taguküla is located in Estonia
Taguküla
Taguküla
Coordinates: 58°48′N 22°52′E / 58.800°N 22.867°E / 58.800; 22.867
Country Estonia
CountyHiiu County
ParishHiiumaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Taguküla is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.[1]

Name

Taguküla was attested in historical sources as Kassarske Baakbyyn ell. Taggokülla in 1688, Takakyla in 1709, and Taggo in 1798. The name literally means 'back village', semantically contrasting with nearby Esiküla (literally, 'front village'), referring to their relative positions.[2]

References

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link‍] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ "Taguküla". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved June 13, 2024.


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