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Liiapeksi, the village of too many beatings

Liiapeksi nimelugu

Liiapeksi is a small village of Kolga manor in Kuusalu parish that grew out of the farms of Vahastu and Sigula in the 19th century; a Liapeksi Jaan farm is recorded in 1825. Scholars suspect the name comes from a personal name and an old word for a bog island. Local people had a darker and more memorable explanation, written down in 1949: in the days of the manor, the folk of this village were flogged far too often, 'liiga palju peksa', and so the place was called Liiapeksi.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Liiapeksi on Kuusalu kihelkonna väike Kolga mõisa küla, mis kujunes XIX sajandil Vahastu ja Sigula küla taludest; 1825. aastal on kirjas Liapeksi Jaani talu. Keeleteadlased oletavad nime taga isikunime ja sõna pääks ’soosaar’. Kohalikel oli aga süngem ja meeldejäävam seletus, mis pandi kirja 1949. aastal: mõisa ajal said selle küla inimesed liiga palju peksa ja sellepärast hakatigi kohta kutsuma Liiapeksiks.

Map of the area around Liiapeksi, the village of too many beatings
59.44750° N, 25.65667° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: After Eesti kohanimeraamat (EKI), tradition recorded 1949 ↗

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