Arussaare
village in Põhja-Sakala Rural Municipality, Viljandi County, Estonia
Arussaare (seldom written as Arusaare; German: Arrosaar) is a village in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County, in central Estonia. It lies on the Põltsamaa–Võhma road (no. 38), about 6.5 km (4 mi) east of Võhma, on the right bank of the Retla River. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 51.
Arussaare has been the location of the Arussaare state manor (Arrosaar). In 1854, the granary of the manor was given to local Orthodox congregation. Between 1871 and 1873, a new stone church was built on the site of the manor, and was dedicated to the Ascension of Christ. In 1920, a new cemetery was established beside the church.
The northern part of the village contains an ancient offering stone and an offering spring, Uduallikas ("Fog Spring").
“Arussaare” enters the record as village in Põhja-Sakala Rural Municipality, Viljandi County, Estonia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Arussaare, village and Põhja-Sakala can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10953150. Authority coordinates are 58.638, 25.679. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011, 1854, 1871 and 1873.
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