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Asva is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, on the eastern part of Saaremaa Island, Estonia.[1][2]

This article is about the village in Estonia. For the Sanskrit word for "horse", see Ashva. For the band, see Asva (band).
Asva
Village
Country Estonia
CountySaare County
ParishSaaremaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish.[3]


Prehistoric settlement


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. 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.


References


  1. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.


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