Turvalepa | |
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Village | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Lääne County |
Parish | Lääne-Nigula Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Turvalepa is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. [1]
Turvalepa was attested in historical sources as Türpleppe and Turpplepp in 1591, Turpeläp in 1598, Turpalep by in 1689, and Turbalep in 1798. The name is a compound of turba (genitive of turvas ' peat') + lõpp 'end'; that is, 'peat area'. [2] The nearby Turvalepa Bog has rich peat deposits. [3]
58°57′N 23°50′E / 58.950°N 23.833°E
Turvalepa | |
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Village | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Lääne County |
Parish | Lääne-Nigula Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Turvalepa is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. [1]
Turvalepa was attested in historical sources as Türpleppe and Turpplepp in 1591, Turpeläp in 1598, Turpalep by in 1689, and Turbalep in 1798. The name is a compound of turba (genitive of turvas ' peat') + lõpp 'end'; that is, 'peat area'. [2] The nearby Turvalepa Bog has rich peat deposits. [3]
58°57′N 23°50′E / 58.950°N 23.833°E