Mustjala
Mustjala | |
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Village | |
 Mustjala Church | |
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| Country |  Estonia |
| County | Saare County |
| Parish | Saaremaa Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mustjala is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.[1]
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Mustjala Parish.[2]
Admiralty Baltic Pilot Vol II mentions that Mustjala Church, a white stone building with a dark roof, as a 'Useful Mark' for shipping.
Name
[edit]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'.[3]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people that were born or lived in Mustjala include the following:
- Paul Saagpakk (1910–1996), linguist and lexicographer
References
[edit]- ^ "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Mustjala". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
58°28′N 22°14′E / 58.467°N 22.233°E
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