Randvere, Saaremaa Parish

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Randvere
Village
Randvere Saaremaa Estonia.jpg
Randvere, Saaremaa Parish
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County Saare County
Parish Saaremaa Parish
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Randvere is a village in the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Administratively it is part of Saaremaa Parish in Saare County [1] Before the administrative reform of 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish. [2]

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Name

Randvere was attested in historical sources as Randever in 1453 and Randfer in 1645. The name is a compound, from the common noun rand 'beach' plus the ending -vere, found in settlement names, thus meaning 'beach settlement'. [3] The etymology of -vere is uncertain, although various theories have been proposed. [4]

Notable people

Randvere was the birthplace of linguist Johannes Aavik (1880–1973), an innovator of the Estonian language.

References

  1. ↑ "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Randvere". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "-vere". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved July 17, 2025.

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