Turvalepa is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.[1]
Name
Turvalepa was attested in historical sources as Türpleppe and Turpplepp in 1591, Turpeläp in 1598, Turpalep by in 1689, and Turbalep in 1798. The name is a compound of turba (genitive of turvas 'peat') + lõpp 'end'; that is, 'peat area'.[2] The nearby Turvalepa Bog has rich peat deposits.[3]
References
- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
- ^ "Turvalepa". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Hepner, Juhan (February 11, 2024). "Locals Concerned as Company Eager to Mine Peat in Turvalepa Bog". ERR. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
