Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia,measuring 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi). The main island of Saare County,it is located in the Baltic Sea,south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island,and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the island is Kuressaare,which in January 2018 had 13,276 inhabitants. The whole island had a recorded population in January 2020 of 31,435.
Kuressaare is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276.
Saare County is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa,the largest island of Estonia,and several smaller islands near it,most notably Muhu,Ruhnu,Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne County to the east,Hiiu County to the north,and Latvia to the south. In 2022 Saare County had a population of 31,292,which was 2.4% of the population of Estonia.
Jürgen Ligi is an Estonian politician,former Minister of Foreign Affairs,and a member and the Vice-Chairman of the liberal Reform Party. He was Minister of Education and Research in Taavi Rõivas' cabinet from 9 April 2015 to 12 September 2016. Previously,Ligi has served as the Minister of Defence from 2005 to 2007 and as the Minister of Finance from 2009 to 2014.
Kuressaare Airport is an airport in Estonia. The airport is situated 1.5 nautical miles south southeast of Kuressaare on Saaremaa island.
Mustjala Parish was a municipality in Saare County,Estonia. The municipality had a population of 755 and covered an area of 235.97 km².
Pöide Parish was a municipality in Saare County,Estonia. The municipality covered an area of 123.6 km²(47.7 mi²) and had a population of 953.
Salme Parish was a municipality in Saare County,Estonia. It contained the northern half of the Sõrve Peninsula of the island of Saaremaa.
The Saaremaa official football team is the official association football team of the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. Saaremaa are not members of FIFA or UEFA. They are not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship.
FC Kuressaare,commonly known as Kuressaare,is a professional football club,based in Kuressaare,Saaremaa island,Estonia. The club's home ground is Kuressaare linnastaadion.
Kuressaare linnastaadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuressaare,Estonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the matches of FC Kuressaare. The stadiums seated capacity is 2,000.
Andres Alver is an Estonian architect.
Estonian Maritime Academy of Tallinn University of Technology is a vocational university in Estonia. It is one of the schools of Tallinn University of Technology and it is the only educational institution in Estonia that offers professional higher education and Master’s level education in the maritime field. The university is located in the capital Tallinn but also has two centres in Saaremaa. In addition to higher education,the school contributes to research,provides training and offers services. The Academy also holds a one of a kind Simulator Centre and has a whole dedicated floor of hi-tech laboratories.
Kaarma-Kirikuküla is a village in Saaremaa Parish,Saare County in western Estonia. As of 2011 Census,the settlement's population was 18.
Mändjala is a village in Saaremaa Parish,Saare County,Estonia,on the island of Saaremaa.
Kuressaare Castle,also Kuressaare Episcopal Castle,,is a castle in Kuressaare on Saaremaa island,in western Estonia.
Tullio Liblik is an Estonian entrepreneur,the CEO and member of the board of the investment company Saarte Investeering and the chairman of the council of Kuressaare Regional Training Centre.
Jean Baptiste Holzmayer or Johann Baptist Holzmayer was a Baltic German teacher,archaeologist and folklorist who worked on Saaremaa. He carried out excavations on locations of the ancient forts and stone graves,and gathered material about local religious customs and folklore. Holzmayer was also one of the founders of the local research society,and led the volunteer firefighter society.
Saaremaa Municipality,also known as Saaremaa Rural Municipality,is a municipality in Saare County in western Estonia. It is the largest municipality in Estonia by land area. The administrative centre of the municipality is its only town Kuressaare.
Tugimaantee 76,also called the Kuressaare ring road,is the ring road of Kuressaare. The road starts on the southwest side of Kuressaare from the small borough of Nasva on national road 77 and ends on the south side of the town at the port of Roomassaare. The length of the road is 13.5 kilometers.
