Nõmme, Hiiumaa Parish
Nõmme | |
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Village | |
 A drone image of Nõmme | |
  Nõmme | |
| Coordinates: 58°50′05″N 22°44′41″E / 58.83472°N 22.74472°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County | Hiiu County |
| Parish | Hiiumaa Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Nõmme is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.[1]
Name
[edit]Nõmme was attested in historical sources as Neme in 1611 and Nemmekülla in 1782. The name comes from the common noun nõmm (genitive: nõmme) 'heath, moor, moorland', referring to the local geography.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
- ^ "Nõmme". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
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