Country Estonia First mentioned 1402 | County Lääne County Municipality Nõva Parish | |
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Nõva is a village in Lääne County, on the northwestern coast of Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Nõva Parish. Nõva has a population of 136 as of 2010.
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Nõva was first mentioned in 1402 as Neyve, the name is believed to originate from the same Finno-Ugric root which has given a name to Neva River.
Nõva is home to wooden St. Olaf's church which was built somewhere in the 18th century. Educator and publisher Friedrich Brandt (1830–1890) served as a sacristan in Nõva in the 1870s.
Swedish politician Ilmar Reepalu was born in Nõva in 1943.
References
Nõva, Lääne County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA