Uusküla, Ida-Viru County

Uusküla
Village
Uusküla is located in Estonia
Uusküla
Uusküla
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°00′12″N 27°20′01″E / 59.00333°N 27.33361°E / 59.00333; 27.33361
Country Estonia
County Ida-Viru County
MunicipalityAlutaguse Parish
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
69

Uusküla is a village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.[1] It is located on the northern shore of Lake Peipus. Uusküla has a population of 69 (as of 2000).

Name

Uusküla was attested in historical sources as Ново-Деревня in 1894 and Nowaja Derewnja in 1913. The name literally means 'new village', and Uusküla was settled by families previously considered to belong to neighboring Kuru. In 1782, Kuru consisted of two parts, attested as Gros Kurro and Klein Kurro (literally, 'big Kuru' and 'little Kuru'), and it is believed that Uusküla developed from the latter settlement.[2]

References

  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 15, 2023.


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