Nõva is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish Lääne County, on the northwestern coast of Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Nõva Parish. Nõva had a population of 136 as of 2010.
Name Nõva was first mentioned in 1402 as Neyve; the name is believed to originate from the same Finno-Ugric root that gave the name to the Neva River.
Church Nõva is home to St. Olaf's Church, a wooden structure built in the 18th century.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Nõva include the following: (1830–1890), educator and publisher, sacristan in Nõva in the 1870s Ilmar Reepalu (born 1943), Swedish politician, born in Nõva
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