Kasari () is a village in

Lääne-Nigula Parish Lääne-Nigula Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of . Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti, and Taebla parishes after the mu ...

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, in western

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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. The name is derived from the manor owner Kassari Baranoff (, ; died 1628), who acquired the area during the

Livonian War The Livonian War (1558–1583) concerned control of Terra Mariana, Old Livonia (in the territory of present-day Estonia and Latvia). The Tsardom of Russia faced a varying coalition of the Denmark–Norway, Dano-Norwegian Realm, the Kingdom ...

in the 16th century. The episcopal manor was established at the site of the mill and was recorded as ''Kiwisell'' in 1565.

History

In 1977, the former village of Kurgema was merged with Kasari. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in

Martna Parish Martna () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County Lääne County ( or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, ...

References

Villages in Lääne County Kreis Wiek {{Lääne-geo-stub