Aulepa

59.07277823.591944Koordinaten: 59 ° 4 ' N, 23 ° 36' O

Aulepa (Swedish Dirslätt, German Dirslet ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Noarootsi ( Noarootsi vald ) in Lääne in Estonia.

Population and location

The place has twenty inhabitants ( 31 December 2011). It is located fifteen kilometers north-east of the district capital of Haapsalu.

The place name is officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of ​​Estonia Sweden until the Second World War.

History

1540 Dyrschleven place was first mentioned. In 1565 he is listed as Degerslett 1683 as Dirschlet. The name probably comes from the Swedish -ended slätt for " large area ". 1798 the village Dirslät and the court Haudlep be mentioned next to each other. Aulepa is probably the Estonian words haud ( " grave, pit " ) and lope ( "boundary" ).

Wind farm

In Aulepa is since 2009 a wind farm. The plant, with thirteen wind turbines owned by the Estonian energy operator Eesti Energia.