Liiva, Muhu Parish

Liiva
Village
St. Catherine's Church in Liiva
St. Catherine's Church in Liiva
Liiva is located in Estonia
Liiva
Liiva
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°36′20″N 23°14′14″E / 58.60556°N 23.23722°E / 58.60556; 23.23722
CountryEstonia
CountySaare County
MunicipalityMuhu Parish
First mentioned1267
Area
 • Total
1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2012[1])
 • Total
189
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)

Liiva is a village on the Estonian island of Muhu.[2] It is the administrative centre of Muhu Parish in Saare County, and it is also the largest village in the municipality, with a population of 189 (as of 1 January 2012).[1] Liiva is located in the heart of the island along the main road (part of road no. 10 from Risti to Kuressaare).

Liiva is the location of the Early Gothic St. Catherine's Church (also known as Muhu Church), which dates from the 13th century.

Not far from the church there is a rectory from 1832, where the physiologist and founder of the coagulation theory Alexander Schmidt was born.[3]

Liiva is home to Muhu Primary School, with about 100 pupils. The village also has a library, a supermarket (Konsum), a post office, and a pharmacy.

  • Muhu Church by Paul Raud (1898)
    Muhu Church by Paul Raud (1898)
  • Front view of church
    Front view of church
  • Rear view of church
    Rear view of church
  • Inside view of church
    Inside view of church
  • Handicraft shop in Liiva
    Handicraft shop in Liiva
  • Muhu Primary School in Liiva
    Muhu Primary School in Liiva
  • Cafe in Liiva
    Cafe in Liiva
  • Liiva market
    Liiva market
  • Liiva library
    Liiva library

References

  1. ^ a b "Vald" (in Estonian). Muhu vald. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  3. ^ "Liiva küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liiva,_Muhu_Parish