Heistesoo

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Heistesoo
Coordinates: 58°56′N22°17′E / 58.933°N 22.283°E / 58.933; 22.283
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Hiiu County
Parish Hiiumaa Parish
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Heistesoo is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. [1] [2]

The village was first mentioned in about 1900 (Хейстесоо). Historically, the village was part of Kõrgessaare Manor (German : Hohenholm). [3]

After the 1940s, the village was merged with the village of Suureranna, but in 1997 the village of Heistesoo was restored. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 [ dead link ] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ↑ "Hiiumaa Recreation Area" (PDF). Loodusega koos. RMK. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "[KNR] Dictionary of Estonian Place names". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 15 April 2022.


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