Elbiku

59.16694423.528889Koordinaten: 59 ° 10 ' N, 23 ° 32' O

Elbiku (Swedish Ölbäck, German Elbeck ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Noarootsi ( Noarootsi vald ) in Lääne in Estonia.

Description

The village has 29 inhabitants ( 31 December 2011). It is 24 kilometers north of the district capital of Haapsalu.

The place was first mentioned in documents in 1539 under the name Elbeke. The place name is once again officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of ​​Estonia to Sweden resettlement during the Second World War.

To the west of the village center, the Baltic Sea extends with numerous beaches. There is also the Roosta Holiday Village ( Roosta Puhkeküla ) is with its large ropes.