Hilleste

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Hilleste
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Hilleste
Coordinates: 58°52′N22°59′E / 58.867°N 22.983°E / 58.867; 22.983 Coordinates: 58°52′N22°59′E / 58.867°N 22.983°E / 58.867; 22.983
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Hiiu County
Parish Hiiumaa Parish
Population
 (01.01.2019)
  Total23
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

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

Wrestler Heiki Nabi (born 1985) was born in Hilleste.

The village is first mentioned probably in 1539 (Hilliast). Historically, the village was part of Pühalepa Church Manor (Estonian : Pühalepa kirikumõis). [2]

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References

  1. "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "[KNR] Dictionary of Estonian Place names". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 16 April 2022.