Metsiku is a village in
Haljala Parish
Haljala Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4297 (2021) and an area of 549 km2.
Populated places Small borough
Haljala - Võsu
Villages
Aaspere - Aasu - Aasumetsa - Aaviku - ...
,
Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Viru County ( or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern. Lääne-Viru borders Id ...
, in northern
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
.
History
The village arose on the territory of
Metsiku Manor, part of
Haljala
Haljala () is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. It is located about 10 km northwest of the town of Rakvere, by the Tallinn–Narva (Tallinn–Saint Petersburg) road (part of Europea ...
Parish (''Kirchspiel Haljall''). In 1872, Danel Pruhl established the first library to serve
Estonian
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See also ...
peasants.
Name
The village was originally called ''Koduvere'' (), and it was attested in written sources as ''Kottewæræ'' in 1241 and ''Koddeuer'' in 1524. The philologist
Lauri Kettunen connected this name to the word ''koda'' 'house, building', whereas
Paul Johansen
Paul Wulff Johansen (December 23, 1901 – April 14, 1965) was an Estonian and German historian of Danish origin.
Early life and education
Paul Johansen was born in Tallinn to Jens Christian Johansen, a Danish land improvement engineer. He was ...
suggested that it is derived from a personal name (Finnish ''Kotia'', Estonian ''Kotti''). The name ''Metsiku'' was applied to the village in the 20th century, referring to Metsiku Manor after its dissolution. Metsiku was attested in written sources in the personal name ''Hans Lode von Metzkus'' in 1504 and as ''Metzkuß '' in 1524. According to
Enn Tarvel
Enn Tarvel (until 1939 Enn Treiberg; July 31, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an Estonian historian.
Early life and education
Enn Tarvel was born in the village of Metsiku, where he also grew up, the son of Valdek Tarvel (né Treiberg; 1882†...
, the name ''Metsiku'' comes from the adjective ''metsik'' 'wild', referring to the uncultivated land where the manor was established.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Metsiku include the following:
*
Enn Tarvel
Enn Tarvel (until 1939 Enn Treiberg; July 31, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an Estonian historian.
Early life and education
Enn Tarvel was born in the village of Metsiku, where he also grew up, the son of Valdek Tarvel (né Treiberg; 1882†...
(1932–2021), historian
*
Peeter Tarvel (1894–1953), politician and historian
References
Villages in Lääne-Viru County
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