Mustjala
Village in Estonia
Mustjala is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Mustjala Parish.
The Admiralty Baltic Pilot Vol II mentions Mustjala Church, a white stone building with a dark roof, as a 'useful mark' for shipping.
01Name
Mustjala was attested in historical sources as Mustell in 1592. The name of the village is believed to be derived from the anthroponym *Mustjalg (genitive: *Mustjala) 'black leg'.
02Notable people
Notable people who were born or lived in Mustjala include:
- Paul Saagpakk (1910-1996), linguist and lexicographer
Sources and credits
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- Mustjala kirik 2006-2.jpg by No machine-readable author provided. WikedKentaur assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mustjala primary school1.jpg by HendrixEesti, Public domain
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