Vormsi Parish ( et, Vormsi vald; sv, Ormsö kommun) is a rural
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
, in
Lääne County
Lääne County ( et, Lääne maakond or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; german: Wiek; la, Rotalia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-ea ...
. It covers the area of
Vormsi
Vormsi, also Ormsö ( sv, Ormsö, german: Worms) is the fourth-largest island of Estonia. It is located between Hiiumaa and the mainland and has a total area of . It is part of Vormsi Parish, a rural municipality.
Etymology
Ormsö in Swedish ...
island. The population of Vormsi is 231 (as of 1 January 2013) and has an area of 92.93 km
2.
Settlements
There are 14
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
(') in Vormsi Parish:
Borrby,
Diby,
Fällarna,
Förby,
Hosby,
Hullo,
Kersleti,
Norrby,
Rumpo
Rumpo is a village in Vormsi Parish, Lääne County in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
References
Villages in Lääne County
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,
Rälby,
Saxby,
Sviby,
Suuremõisa and
Söderby.
Religion
History
The island of
Vormsi
Vormsi, also Ormsö ( sv, Ormsö, german: Worms) is the fourth-largest island of Estonia. It is located between Hiiumaa and the mainland and has a total area of . It is part of Vormsi Parish, a rural municipality.
Etymology
Ormsö in Swedish ...
rose from the sea at around 1000 B.C. Before World War II, Vormsi (Ormsö in Swedish) was mainly inhabited by Coastal Swedes, who formed the majority of the island's population of ~3000 people. Most of the Swedes moved to Sweden before the Soviet Occupation of Estonia. After the independence of Estonia in 1992, Swedish families have started to return to the island and rebuild their former estates. Most of the Swedes visit the island during the summer season.
Economy
Per capita income of Vormsi Parish is the third biggest in Estonia.
References
External links
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