Uusküla is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.[1]
Uusküla | |
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Village | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Harju County |
Parish | Jõelähtme Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The northern half of the territory of Uusküla is occupied by the Port of Muuga.
Name
editUusküla was attested in historical sources as Niege bue in 1491, Nyebue in 1529, UhsKylla in 1693, and Uekül in 1798. The name literally means 'new village', and Uusküla is believed to be a "daughter village" of neighboring Kallavere.[2]
References
edit- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 27 July 2021)
- ^ "Uusküla". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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