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Saaremaa (/ ˈ s ɑːr ə m ɑː /; Estonian: [ˈsɑˑreˌmɑː]) is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring 2,673 km 2 (1,032 sq mi), [ 1 ] its population is 31,435 (as of January 2020). [ 2 ]
Saaremaa was the wealthiest county of ancient Estonia and the home of notorious Estonian pirates, sometimes called the Eastern Vikings. The Chronicle of Henry of Livonia describes a fleet of sixteen ships and five hundred Oeselians ravaging the area that is now southern Sweden, then belonging to Denmark.
Saaremaa Parish, also known as Saaremaa Municipality (Estonian: Saaremaa vald), is a municipality in Saare County in western Estonia. It is the largest municipality by land area and largest rural municipality – or parish – by population in Estonia. The administrative centre of the municipality is its only town Kuressaare.
The archipelago is composed of the islands Saaremaa, Hiiumaa, Muhu, Vormsi and about 900 other smaller islands. [2] The archipelago is separated from the Estonian mainland by the Väinameri Sea . Protected areas
The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,335 square kilometres (17,504 sq mi). Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas.
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Tehumardi is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. [2] As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 77. [1] During World War II on 8 October 1944, the Battle of Tehumardi took place near the village. A memorial was erected in 1966. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in ...
Saaremaa is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. It has a population of 5 and an area of 1.4 km 2. [1] References This page was last ...