Tuksi

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Tuksi (Swedish Bergsby, German Bergsbi ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Noarootsi ( Noarootsi vald ) in Lääne in Estonia.

Description

The place has thirteen inhabitants ( 31 December 2011). It is located 38 km north of the district capital of Haapsalu.

The village was first mentioned in records in 1540 under the name Barschbüw.

The place name is officially bilingual Estonian and Swedish, as the village was part of the traditional settlement area of ​​Estonia Sweden until the mid- 1940s.

In Tuksi today is a large sports complex and health center ( Tuksi spordibaas ).