Selja, Hiiumaa Parish

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Selja
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Rudolf Tobias' Museum in the house where he was born.
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Selja
Coordinates: 58°49′40″N22°44′19″E / 58.82778°N 22.73861°E / 58.82778; 22.73861 Coordinates: 58°49′40″N22°44′19″E / 58.82778°N 22.73861°E / 58.82778; 22.73861
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Hiiu County
Parish Hiiumaa Parish
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

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

The first Estonian professional composer Rudolf Tobias (1873–1918) was born and spent his early childhood in Selja. His father Johannes Tobias worked there as the parish clerk. Since 1973, a memorial museum operates in Tobias' birth house.

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