Seretsüvä

Seretsüvä
Village
Seretsüvä is located in Estonia
Seretsüvä
Coordinates: 57°48′27″N 27°29′06″E / 57.8075°N 27.485°E / 57.8075; 27.485
Country Estonia
CountyVõru County
ParishSetomaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Seretsüvä is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County in Estonia.[1]

Name

Seretsüvä was attested in written sources as Жеребцово (Zherebtsovo) in 1585–1587, Жеребцова (Zherebtsova) in 1866, Seretsova in 1875, Tseretsova in 1904, Sereptsevo in 1922, Serebtsova in 1923, Seretsuva in 1937, and Seretsyvä in 1997. The name of the village may be derived from the Russian word жеребец (zherebets) 'stallion' or жеребёнок (zherebyonok) 'foal'.[2]

References

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link‍] (retrieved 16 March 2020)
  2. ^ "Seretsüvä". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved June 2, 2024.


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