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From the outset, it was a stronghold belonging to the bishop of Saare-Lääne (German: Ösel-Wiek) and remained one of the most important castles of the Bishopric until its dissolution during the Livonian War. [4] Plan of Kuressaare castle and ramparts in 1710. In 1559, Denmark-Norway seized control over Saaremaa and Kuressaare castle. During ...
Maasi is best known for Maasilinna Castle (German: Soneburg), which in Medieval times served as the centre of Eastern Saaremaa and Muhu.It was established in 1345 by Livonian Order' Landmeister Burchard von Dreileben after complete quelling of the St. George's Night Uprising.
Since 2001, Kuressaare Castle Days have been organized every summer with knight tournaments, theatrical tours and processions, and other medieval attractions. [14] [15] To the south-west of the castle is Tori bay, where the port of Kuressaare is located. Kuressaare Castle Park and the historicist-style Kuressaare Kursaal are the center of ...
Saaremaa Velotuur is a group race of road cyclists that is oldest in the Nordic countries (held since 1957) and the only international one in the Baltic states. [16] Saaremaa three-day running marathon takes place on the roads around Kuressaare town and Sõrve peninsula.
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The older parts of the exterior of the church is evidently the product of highly skilled Central European master builders, who probably also worked on constructing Kuressaare Castle, which dates from the same period. [2] The church tower is not original but probably built successively from the 14th to the 16th centuries. [1]
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Kaarma-Kirikuküla is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. [2] As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 18. [1] The diplomat, linguist, and folklorist Oskar Kallas (1868–1946) and his brother Rudolf Kallas were born in Kirikuküla as sons of the local vicar. [3]