Vormsi Parish

Vormsi Parish Vormsi vald (in Estonian) Ormsö kommun (in Swedish)
Municipality of Estonia
Vormsi harbour
Flag Coat of arms
Vormsi Parish within Lääne County.
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne County
Administrative centre	Hullo
Area
• Total	92.93 km2 (35.88 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2013)
• Total	231
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	95%
• other	5%
ISO 3166 code	EE-907
Website	www.vormsi.ee

Vormsi Parish (Estonian: Vormsi vald; Swedish: Ormsö kommun) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It covers the area of Vormsi island. The population of Vormsi is 231 (as of 1 January 2013) and has an area of 92.93 km².^[1]

Settlements[]

There are 14 villages (küla) in Vormsi Parish: Borrby, Diby, Fällarna, Förby, Hosby, Hullo, Kersleti, Norrby, Rumpo, Rälby, Saxby, Sviby, Suuremõisa and Söderby.

History[]

The island of Vormsi rose from the sea at around 1000 B.C. Before World War II, Vormsi (Ormsö in Swedish) was mainly inhabited by Coastal Swedes, who formed the majority of the island's population of ~3000 people. Most of the Swedes moved to Sweden before the Soviet Occupation of Estonia. After the independence of Estonia in 1992, Swedish families have started to return to the island and rebuild their former estates. Most of the Swedes visit the island during the summer season.

Economy[]

Per capita income of Vormsi Parish is the third biggest in Estonia.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Estonian)

Coordinates: 59°00′N 23°13′E / 59.000°N 23.217°E / 59.000; 23.217

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