Lost village
Soodoma
Soodoma near Kanepi in Põlva county got its name as a joke. In the late 19th century, a cluster of cottagers' smallholdings near the Erastvere parish hall and school began to be called Soodoma, after biblical Sodom, perhaps helped along by the sound of the nearby forest name Seegemi. The name did not appear in writing until the 1970 census. In 1977 several hamlets were merged under it, and in 2021 Soodoma itself was folded into Erastvere, so the mocking name has now left the map.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Põlvamaal Kanepi lähedal asunud Soodoma sai nime naljaviluks. 19. sajandi lõpul hakati üht Erastvere vallamaja ja koolimaja lähedal asunud popsitalude rühma pilkavalt Soodomaks kutsuma piiblist tuntud Soodoma järgi, millele võis kaasa aidata ka lähedase metsa- ja vahtkonnanime Seegemi kõla. Kirjalikult mainiti nime alles 1970. aasta rahvaloenduses. 1977. aastal liideti selle nime alla mitu väikeküla ja 2021. aastal ühendati Soodoma Erastverega, nii et pilkenimi on nüüd kaardilt kadunud.