Tammiku, Vinni Parish

Tammiku
Village
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne-Viru County
Parish	Vinni Parish
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Tammiku is a village in Vinni Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.^[1]

Name

Tammiku was attested in written sources as Pamicus in 1241, Pammekule in 1345, and Tamyckass in 1545. According to the historian Paul Johansen [de; et], the initial P in the earliest attestations should be read as a T. In the 17th century, the village disappeared and Tammik manor was built, and then in 1765 the surrounding area became a village again. Assuming that the earliest attestations actually began with T, the name (in the genitive case) comes from the common noun tammik 'oak forest', referring to the local vegetation.^[2]

References

1. "Tammiku, Vinni Parish - city facts - travel info". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
2. "Tammiku". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

59°11′N 26°39′E