Aaspere
Sign in to saveAaspere is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is about 20 kilometres from Rakvere.
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- Aaspere
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- Village
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- Aaspere mõisa tuuleveski1.jpg
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- Aaspere manor windmill
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- Estonia
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- Country
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- County
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- Lääne-Viru County
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- Parish
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- Haljala Parish
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- +2
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- +3
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Aaspere is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is about 20 kilometres from Rakvere.
==Name== Aaspere was attested in historical sources as Katkantagus in 1241, Kattentacken in 1498, Aastwerre in 1732, and Haasper in 1913, among other spellings. The original name of the village, *Katkutaguse, has been preserved in the German name of the manor, Kattentack (from katk 'quagmire, low marshy place, swampy area' + tagune 'located behind'). Aaspere is an Estonianized form of the family name Hastferite (or Hastever), dating back to the Danish period. According to Paul Johansen, the Hastferite family originated in Westphalia, and the name refers to a place called Haversvörde.