Tammiku is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian local governments, the village was part of Rakke Parish.
Name The village was originally called Suure-Tammiku (literally, 'big Tammiku') in contrast to neighboring Väike-Tammiku (literally, 'little Tammiku'). It was attested in written records as Tamicas in 1241 (referring to the village), as Gross-Tamkas in 1526 (referring to the manor), and as Сууръ-Таммикъ 1900. The name (in the genitive case) comes from the common noun tammik 'oak forest', referring to the local vegetation.
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