Reigi | |
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Village | |
 Church in Reigi | |
  Reigi | |
| Coordinates: 59°00′N22°32′E / 59.000°N 22.533°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County | Hiiu County |
| Parish | Hiiumaa Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Reigi (German : Roicks) is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. [1]
In 1984 Estonian writer Herman Sergo published the novel Näkimadalad, whose title is based on the name of the Nekmangrund shoal. In his three-volume work Sergo portrays the tragic fate of the Estonian Swedes living in Reigi village, located to the south of the shoal on Hiiumaa Island, which were deported in the 18th century to Southern Ukraine following a Russian Imperial decree. [2]
Hiiumaa is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is Kärdla. It is located within Hiiu County.
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.
Puski is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia.
Lassi is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia, located on the southern part of Hiiumaa island. It has a population of 44.
Orjaku is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.
Heistesoo is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.
Hüti is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia, on the island of Hiiumaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 0.
Lauka is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County on the island of Hiiumaa in northwestern Estonia.
Luidja is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia. It is located on the northern coast of the beginning of Kõpu Peninsula, by the Luidja Bay. As of the 2011 census, the village's population was 34.
Reigi-Nõmme is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. As of 2011, the population in Reigi-Nõmme is 2. This is the same as it was in the year 2000.
Hiiessaare is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.
Lelu is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia.
Utu is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia.
Mangu is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia.
Kopa is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia. It is located at the beginning of the Kõpu Peninsula, about 1.8 km (1.1 mi) southeast of Luidja. As of 2019, the village's population is 11.. As of 2011, population was 10.
Palli is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia.
Reigilaid is a former small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. Now a peninsula of Hiiumaa island.
Hiiu Parish was a rural municipality of Hiiu County, Estonia. It occupied the northwestern part of the Hiiumaa island. The population was about 5000, about 3600 of whom lived in the parish seat.
Hiiu Shoal or Nekmangrund is a shoal located in the Baltic Sea, off the northwestern shores of Hiiumaa Island. It is known as Neckmansgrund in Swedish, as Nekmangrund in Russian and as Neckmangrund in German, the loan translation in Estonian being Näkimadalad.
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.
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