| Nõva | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
| Coordinates: | 59.2225°N 23.6817°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lääne County |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lääne-Nigula Parish |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1402 |
| Population Total: | 136 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
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.[1] [2]
Nõva was first mentioned in 1402 as Neyve; the name is believed to originate from the same Finno-Ugric root which has given a name to Neva River.[1]
Nõva is home to wooden St. Olaf's church, which was built somewhere in the 18th century. Educator and publisher Friedrich Brandt (1830–1890) served as a sacristan in Nõva in the 1870s.[1]
Swedish politician Ilmar Reepalu was born in Nõva in 1943.