Anseküla | |
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Anseküla lighthouse. | |
| Coordinates:58°05′29″N22°13′39″E / 58.091388888889°N 22.2275°E /58.091388888889; 22.2275 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Saare County |
| Municipality | Saaremaa Parish |
| Population | |
• Total | 39 |
Anseküla (German:Anseküll) is a village inSaaremaa Parish,Saare County,Estonia,[2][3] on the island ofSaaremaa. As of the2011 census, the settlement's population was 39.[1]
The first church in Anseküla was built around 1300.[4] 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 duringWorld War II. A lighthouse was later built at the former location of the church, but the church's graveyard is still in use.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was inSalme Parish.[5]
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