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Kaigutsi | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 58°50′06″N22°41′00″E / 58.83500°N 22.68333°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Hiiu County |
Parish | Hiiumaa Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kaigutsi is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. [1]
The village was first mentioned in 1591 (Kaickotz). Historically, the village was part of Käina Church Manor (Estonian : Käina kirikumõis). [2]
Hiiu County is one of 15 counties of Estonia, being the smallest county both in terms of area and population. It consists of Hiiumaa, the second largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it. The county borders Lääne County to the east and Saare County to the south.
Käina Parish was a rural municipality of Hiiu County, Estonia on the southeastern part of the island.
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Võilaid is a small, uninhabited Estonian island in the Baltic Sea. Its coordinates are 58°30′56″N23°22′12″E.
Käina is a small borough in Hiiu County on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia, located near the north shore of Käina Bay. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities in 2017, Käina was the administrative center of Käina Parish.
Kõruse-Metsaküla is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Võhma is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia. It is located on the northern coast of Saaremaa, the largest island in Estonia. The village had a population of 148.
Koigi-Väljaküla is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Pöide-Keskvere is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Väike-Ula is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 2.
Härjakare or Härglaid is a small uninhabited island in Estonia. It lies about 0.5 kilometres (0 mi) west of Käina Bay.
Hiiumaa Parish 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. The current mayor (vallavanem) is Hergo Tasuja. The municipalities of Emmaste and Pühalepa contested their forced merger with Hiiu and Käina to form the new Hiiumaa municipality, which includes the whole island and what is Hiiu County.
Ada Lundver was an Estonian film actress and media personality. She appeared in nearly thirty films.
Käina Bay is almost isolated and very shallow approximately 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) marine area between the Estonian islands Hiiumaa and Kassari, which is connected to the surrounding Väinameri and adjacent Vaemla Bay via three tiny channels - Orjaku channel, Orjaku sill and Vaemla channel. The maximum depth of Käina Bay is about 1 meter. Käina Bay is separated from the Väinameri Sea by Kassari Island, Õunaku Bay and Jausa Bay by a dyke road. There are many thickets of reeds and islets (23). In the southern part of the bay there is mineral curative mud.
Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Conservation Area is a protected area situated in Hiiu County, Estonia. Its area is 3224 ha.
Herman Sergo was an Estonian writer. His works depict mainly the life of seafarers and coastal dwellers.
Käina Bay-Kassari Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park situated in Hiiu County, Estonia.
Endel Kiisa was an Estonian motorcycle racer.
Ruserahu is an uninhabited 31.1 hectares island belonging to Estonia. It is located in Õunaku Bay, 1.5 kilometers southwest of the Õunaku Peninsula, off the southeast coast of the larger island of Hiiumaa. The terrain on Ruserahu is very flat. The island's highest point is 2 meters above sea level. It stretches 0.4 kilometers in a north–south direction, and 0.45 kilometers in an east–west direction. Administratively, it belongs to the village of Esiküla on the island of Kassari, Hiiu Parish, Hiiu County. Ruserahu is part of the Käina Bay-Kassari Landscape Conservation Area.