Spithami

59.21944423.529167Koordinaten: 59 ° 13 ' N, 23 ° 32' O

Spithami (Swedish Spithamn, German Spitham ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Noarootsi ( Noarootsi vald ) in Lääne in Estonia.

Population and location

The place has six inhabitants ( 31 December 2011).

Northwest of Spithami extends the Põõsaspea Peninsula ( Põõsaspea neem ) in the Baltic Sea. East of the village stretches along the sea coast, the elongated nature reserve Nõva ( Nõva maastikukaitseala ).

In the Middle Ages, the town served as a fishing place of the local farmers. Before the middle of the 14th century Sweden, where they founded a village. In 1514 it was mentioned as Spithaven documented.

The place name is once again officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of ​​the Estonian Swedes.