[2] Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Varstu Parish.

The manor belonged to the Baltic German von Rosen family.

[6] The village has a library, an inn and a restaurant and several shops, with one located in the former manor's granary.

[7] The village was home to Krabi School (Estonian: Krabi Kool), a private school for children with special needs, which opened in 2014 following the closure of the village's primary school when there was a decrease of students from the village and surrounding area, with only four students in attendance.

[8] The school was closed in the autumn of 2017 following a criminal investigation into allegations of physical abuse of the students.