Tammiku, Jõgeva County

Tammiku
Village
Tammiku is located in Estonia
Tammiku
Tammiku
Coordinates: 58°36′44″N 26°19′43″E / 58.612222222222°N 26.328611111111°E / 58.612222222222; 26.328611111111
Country Estonia
CountyJõgeva County
ParishPõltsamaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Tammiku is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County in Estonia.[1]

Name

Tammiku was mentioned in written records as Thammik in 1582, Tamick in 1628, and Tam̄ikult in 1797. The name (in the genitive case) comes from the common noun tammik 'oak forest', referring to the local vegetation.[2]

References

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link‍] (retrieved 8 March 2020)
  2. ^ "Tammiku". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved September 12, 2024.


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