Maantee is a village in

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in western

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Name

Maantee was attested in written sources as ''Mahndi Pawel'' in 1731 and ''Mante'' in 1798. It is believed that the name of the village comes from the common noun ''maantee'' 'highway, country road' because it is located along a road. For similar names, compare German '' Landstraß'' (literally 'highway, country road', now Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia) and various settlements in Slovenia named '' Cesta'' (literally, 'road'). Places with this name in Slovenia lie along roads that predated Slavic settlement in the area.

References

Villages in Saare County {{Saare-geo-stub et:Maantee