Legend
Prangli and the watchman Wrangel
Prangli ja vardja Wrangel
Prangli, the inhabited island off the Viimsi peninsula, was first recorded in 1387 as Rango, and later documents call it Wrangelsholm and Wrango; scholars link the name to a Germanic word for twisting or to a Finnish word for a long log. A local legend makes it personal: a man named Wrangel was once appointed keeper of the island, and so people began calling it Wrangli and later Prangli. The man afterwards moved to Pajupea village in Jüri parish, and the family of Prangli farm there regarded him as their ancestor. Another tradition says pirates' gold lies buried in Kullamägi, Gold Hill, the island's highest dune.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Viimsi poolsaarest kirdes asuvat asustatud Prangli saart on esmamainitud 1387. aastal kujul Rango, hilisemates ürikutes on see Wrangelsholm ja Wrango; nime on seostatud germaani tüvega „väänama“ või soome sõnaga „pikk halg“. Kohalik muistend teeb asja isiklikuks: mees nimega Wrangel pandud kord saare vardjaks ja nii hakatud saart kutsuma Wrangliks ning hiljem Prangliks. Mees kolinud hiljem Jüri kihelkonda Pajupea külla, kus Prangli talu rahvas pidas teda oma esivanemaks. Teise pärimuse järgi on saare kõrgeimasse luitesse Kullamäkke maetud mereröövlite kulda.