Kasari

This article is about the Estonian village. For the river in Estonia, see Kasari (river). For the Japanese town, see Kasari, Kagoshima.

Kasari
Village
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne County
Parish	Lääne-Nigula Parish
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kasari (German: Kasargen) is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.[1]

Name

Kasari was attested as Klein Keszküll in 1534 and as Keskull minor in 1539—literally 'little Keskküla' (with Keskküla meaning 'middle village')—in contrast to neighboring 'big Keskküla' (now simply Keskküla). The name Kasari was applied in the 18th century and attested in 1798.[2] The name is derived from the manor owner Kassari Baranoff (German: Kaszjan von Baranoff, Russian: Касьян Захарович Баранов; died 1628), who acquired the area during the Livonian War in the 16th century. The episcopal manor was established at the site of the mill and was recorded as Kiwisell in 1565.[3]

History

In 1977, the former village of Kurgema was merged with Kasari.[4] Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Martna Parish.

References

1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^[dead link‍] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
2. "Keskküla". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
3. "Kasari". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
4. "Kurgema". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

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