Turvalepa

Turvalepa is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.

[1] Turvalepa was attested in historical sources as Türpleppe and Turpplepp in 1591, Turpeläp in 1598, Turpalep by in 1689, and Turbalep in 1798.

The name is a compound of turba (genitive of turvas 'peat') + lõpp 'end'; that is, 'peat area'.

[2] The nearby Turvalepa Bog has rich peat deposits.

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