Asva | |
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Village | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Saare County |
Parish | Saaremaa Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Asva is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, on the eastern part of Saaremaa Island, Estonia. [1] [2]
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish. [3]
Asva is known in for the settlement found here in the 1930s. From the Bronze Age through the Iron Age, around 900 AD, there was a large fortified settlement. [1] It had a very long continuity compared to other Nordic settlements. A large amount of archaeological finds, such as pottery, bone, and tool fragments have been made. Excavations have shown fortifications made by stone and earth walls. [2]
58°25′N 23°01′E / 58.417°N 23.017°E
Asva | |
---|---|
Village | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Saare County |
Parish | Saaremaa Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Asva is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, on the eastern part of Saaremaa Island, Estonia. [1] [2]
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish. [3]
Asva is known in for the settlement found here in the 1930s. From the Bronze Age through the Iron Age, around 900 AD, there was a large fortified settlement. [1] It had a very long continuity compared to other Nordic settlements. A large amount of archaeological finds, such as pottery, bone, and tool fragments have been made. Excavations have shown fortifications made by stone and earth walls. [2]
58°25′N 23°01′E / 58.417°N 23.017°E