Liiva, Muhu Parish

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Liiva
Village
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St. Catherine's Church in Liiva
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Liiva
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°36′20″N23°14′14″E / 58.60556°N 23.23722°E / 58.60556; 23.23722
Country Estonia
County Saare County
Municipality Muhu 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).

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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.

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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