Anseküla () is a village in

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, on the island of

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. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 39. The first church in Anseküla was built around 1300.History of the Anseküla church at (in Estonian) From 1846 to 1875, Martin Körber was the pastor in Anseküla. During Körber's tenure, the church was reconstructed in 1864. The rebuilt church was destroyed in 1944 during

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. A lighthouse was later built at the former location of the church, but the church's graveyard is still in use.

Gallery

File:Anseküla algkooli hoone.jpg, Former Anseküla primary school. File:Anseküla bussipeatus.jpg, Anseküla bus stop. File:Anseküla cemetery war monument.JPG, World War II memorial. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish.

References

Villages in Saare County {{saare-geo-stub