Suuresadama

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Suuresadama
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Suuresadama
Coordinates: 58°58′25″N22°54′23″E / 58.97361°N 22.90639°E / 58.97361; 22.90639
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County Hiiu County
Parish Hiiumaa Parish
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

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

Name

Suuresadama was attested in historical sources as Tiefhaven in 1782, Saddam in 1782 and 1798, and Tiefenhafen in 1798. The name means 'big harbor', from suur 'big' (genitive suure) plus sadam 'harbor' (genitive sadama), referring to the harbor in the village facing the Hari Strait. The German name Tiefenhafen means 'deep harbor'. [2]

References

  1. "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. "Suuresadama". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved September 24, 2025.