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Hiiumaa is an island in Estonia located north of Saaremaa in the Baltic Sea. It is the northernmost island in the Muhu archipelago, which includes Saaremaa and Muhu. [4] Hiiumaa has a low relief (up to 68 m above sea level) [5] and is mostly formed of limestone, that is exposed in cliffs around parts of the island's coast. [4]
In 1563 Hiiumaa was annexed into Sweden. In 1710, as a result of the Great Northern War the island went under the control of the Russian Empire. During World War I, the German military forces occupied Hiiumaa in 1917. In 1918–1940 Hiiumaa was part of the Republic of Estonia, then until 1991 occupied by the Soviet Union.
Suuremõisa (Swedish: Storhovet) (German: Großenhof) is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. [1] The village has 299 inhabitants and therefore is the largest village of the municipality. Soviet Estonian politician Meta Vannas (1924–2002), was born in Suuremõisa.
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
Hiiumaa Parish (Estonian: Hiiumaa vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia on the island of Hiiumaa. Hiiumaa Parish was established by merging Emmaste Parish, Hiiu Parish, Käina Parish and Pühalepa Parish after the municipal elections held on 15 October 2017. Kärdla is the administrative center of the municipality.
Kärdla is located on the northeastern coast of Hiiumaa, by the Tareste Bay; to the southeast of the town lies the 455 million year old Kärdla meteorite crater.Several small rivers flow through the town.
Jausa is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. [1]The village was first mentioned in 1564 (Joosz dorp).Historically, the village was part of Aadma Manor (German: Ahdma) and Putkaste Manor (German: Putkas).
K. Kaasiku, Hiiu County; Kabuna; Kadakalaid; Kaderna; Kaevatsi; Kaigutsi; Käina; Käkirahu; Kakralaid; Kalana, Hiiu County; Kaleste; Kalgi, Estonia; Kanapeeksi; Kärdla