Liiva is a village on the

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n island

Muhu Muhu (also called Muhumaa in Estonian) is an island in the West Estonian archipelago of the Baltic Sea. With an area of , it is the third largest island belonging to Estonia, after Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. Together with neighbouring smaller i ...

. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is the administrative centre of

Muhu Parish Muhu Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Saare County. It has a population of 1,876 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of . Geography Muhu Parish is located on Muhu or Muhumaa and its neighbouring smaller islands of Kesselaid, V ...

Saare County Saare County ( or ''Saaremaa''; ; ; ; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne Count ...

and also is the largest village in the municipality with a population of 189 (as of 1 January 2012). Liiva is situated in the heart of the island by the main road (segment of the Risti–

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a populated places in Estonia, town on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Municipality and the seat of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded popul ...

road, nr 10). Liiva is the location of the Early Gothic Muhu St. Catherine's Church from the 13th century. Not far from the church there is a

rectory A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of a given religion, serving as both a home and a base for the occupant's ministry. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, p ...

from 1832, where a famous physiologist, founder of the

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theory Alexander Schmidt was born. Liiva is home to the Muhu Primary School with about 100 pupils. There's also a library, supermarket (Konsum), post office and a pharmacy in the village.

Gallery

File:Muhu Church by Paul Raud.jpg, Muhu Church by Paul Raud (1898) File:03 01 05 042.jpg, Front view File:Muhu Katariina kirik 2011 07.jpg, Rear view File:Katariina kirik Muhul2.jpg, Inside view File:Liiva Muhu.jpg, Handicraft shop in Liiva File:Muhu Põhikool Liiva külas.JPG, Muhu primary school in Liiva File:Liiva kalakohvik.JPG, Cafe in Liiva File:Liiva Muhu turg.jpg, Liiva market File:Liiva raamatukogu.JPG, Liiva library

References

External links

Muhu ParishMuhu St. Catherine's CongregationMuhu Primary School
Villages in Saare County Populated coastal places in Estonia {{Saare-geo-stub