Hüti, Hiiu County

Village in Estonia

Village in Hiiu County, Estonia

58°54′27″N 22°29′52″E / 58.9075°N 22.497777777778°E / 58.9075; 22.497777777778CountryEstoniaCountyHiiu CountyMunicipalityHiiumaa ParishPopulation

(2011 Census^[1])

• Total0

Hüti is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia, on the island of Hiiumaa.^[2] As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 0.^[1]

In 1628, the first glass factory in Estonia was established in Hüti.^[3]^[4] It was owned by the Swedish military commander and a great Hiiumaa's landowner Jacob De la Gardie. But it closed off in 1664.^[3]^[4]

The village is first mentioned in 1798 (Hütti). Historically, the village was part of Kõrgessaare Manor (German: Hohenholm), and Lauka Manor (German: Lauk).

Gallery

The site of the former glass factory

References

^ ^a ^b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014^{[dead link]} (retrieved 28 July 2021)
^ ^a ^b "[KNR] Dictionary of Estonian Place names". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Koht, kus aastail 1628-1664 asus esimene klaasikoda Eestis". Puhkus Eestis (in Estonian). Retrieved 2015-04-07.