Kõiguste


Kõiguste is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.

Name

Kõiguste was attested in historical records referring to persons from the village, as well as Keikuß in 1645 and Köigust in 1798. The place name may have originated from a personal name, such as Keyke or Keike. Jaak Simm cites Võnnu Parish Keegu, which appears in written form as Keigo-, Keygo-, comparing it with Finnish keikka ~ keikko ~ keikku 'bent upward and backward; rocking, fluttering'.

History

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Laimjala Parish.

Natural heritage

There is a glacial erratic boulder in Kõiguste known as Pireti kivi 'Piret's Stone'. The boulder has a circumference of and a height of.