Põrstõ ( est. Põrstõ ) is a village in the Setomaa parish of Võru County , Estonia . Refers to zero .
| Village | |
| Pyrsts | |
|---|---|
| est. Põrstõ | |
| A country |  Estonia |
| County | Vorumaa |
| Volost | Setomaa |
| History and Geography | |
| First mention | 1773 year |
| Former names | Asvino, Aksina, Antsina Gora, Ansina |
| Climate type | temperate, transitional from maritime to continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 9 people ( 2011 ) |
| Nationalities | Estonians - 88.9% |
| Official language | Estonian |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 65027 [1] |
Prior to the administrative reform of local governments in Estonia in 2017, the village was part of the Misso Municipality .
Content
- 1 Number of inhabitants
- 2 Description
- 3 History
- 4 The origin of the toponym
- 5 Attractions
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Number of inhabitants
According to the 2011 census , 9 people lived in the village, of which 8 (88.9%) were Estonians [2] (there were no sets in the list of nationalities [3] [4] ).
In 2000, there were 16 inhabitants in the village [5] ; as of October 31, 2018 - 11 residents [6] .
Description
The village of Pyrsty is located 26 kilometers southeast of the county town of Võru and 37 kilometers southwest of the volost center of Värska . Altitude - 207 kilometers. [7]
History
For the first time the village was mentioned on the maps of the XVIII century . In the written sources of 1773 the village is called Asvino, 1849 - Aksina, Antsina Gora, ~ 1866 - Ansina, 1896 - Põrste , 1904 - Põrstõ , Antsina Gora [8] .
In the 19th century, the village was part of the Zhelezovo community and belonged to the parish of Panikovichi ( Est. Pankjavitsa ), in the 20th century it was attached to the church of Luhamaa . In 1977 - 1997, the village of Pirsty was part of the village of Tiastõ ( est. Tiastõ ). [8]
According to the linguist A. Steingold, the name Aksin came from the name Aksya, which is an abbreviation of the names Auxentius and Ksenia. Ansina ~ Antsina - Russian version of the Estonian name Ants ( Est. Ants ). Ansya may also be an abbreviation of the Russian name Anisim. The Russian name of the village can also come from the surname Antsev, which came from the German name Hans ( German: Hans ). Also, the basis may be a short form on behalf of Oncifer. In the Pskov region there are several villages of Antsiferovo . [8]
The origin of the toponym
The name of the village comes from the name or surname Pirsas ( Est. Põrsas - “Piglet”) in the genitive plural. The word “pyrsas” ( Est. Põrsas ~ porsas ~ põrss ) in the dialects of the Estonian language also means “bump”. Pyrste village is also in the Pskov region of Russia. [8]
Attractions
Near the village there is the ancient cemetery “Mount Kalmesaare” ( Est. Kalmesaare mägi ), which is entered in the Estonian State Register of Cultural Monuments. [9]
Notes
- ↑ postiindeks.ee
- ↑ Statistics Estonia. NUMBER AND SHARE OF ESTONIANS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE (SETTLEMENT), 31 DECEMBER 2011 .
- ↑ Setu keel (seto kiil ') . Setu -ERVL - Eesti Regionaal- ja Vähemuskeelte Liit .
- ↑ Rahvus. Emakeel ja keelteoskus. Murded . Statistika andmebaas . Statistikaamet.
- ↑ Põrstõ küla . eestigiid.ee .
- ↑ Külad . Setomaa vald .
- ↑ Põrstõ küla . GeoNames .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Põrstõ . Dictionary of Estonian place names . Eesti Keele Instituut.
- ↑ 13620 Kalmistu "Kalmesaare mägi" . Kultuurimälestiste riiklik register .