Koguva

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Koguva is a village on the Muhu island of the Saare County of Estonia.

One of three windmills at Koguva.

Koguva was first mentioned in 1532 by Wolter von Plettenberg in document to grant freedom for peasant called Hansken and his son and their descendants. Hansken descendants became called by surname Schmuul later.

Koguva is a small, very peaceful rural village. There are many buildings that are centuries old, dating back to feudal times under Swedish rule, and are still in use today. The northern shore of Muhu, which is claimed to have the clearest water anywhere in the Baltic Sea, is only a short distance away.

Koguva offers two bigger countryside places of accommodation right next to each other and some smaller places too.

Writer Juhan Smuul was born in Koguva and owned his fathers farm there until his death. He was a descendant of Hansken but used a simpler surname later in his life. Juhan Smuul's museum was in Koguva from 1970's and has been converted to Museum of Muhu in 1990's.