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Hiiumaa Parish
Hiiumaa Parish (Estonian: ''Hiiumaa vald'') 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. Settlements There is one town, Kärdla, two small boroughs (''alevik''): Käina and Kõrgessaare, and 182 villages in Hiiumaa Parish: * Aadma * Ala * Allika * Aruküla * Emmaste * Emmaste-Kurisu * Emmaste-Selja * Esiküla * Hagaste * Haldi * Haldreka * Harju * Hausma * Heigi * Heiste * Heistesoo * Hellamaa * Heltermaa * Hiiessaare * Hilleste * Hindu * Hirmuste * Härma * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality ( et, omavalitsus, plural ) is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities ( Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu, Paide, Pärnu and Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality ( Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-type settlement. Ruhnu Parish contains only one village and is therefore a "village-parish". Some municipalities are divided into districts. The 8 urban districts (, singular ) of Tallinn have limited self-government, while o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Käina
Käina (german: Keinis) 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. Notable people * Endel Kiisa (born 1937), motorcycle racer * Ada Lundver (1942–2011), actress, singer *Elmar Tampõld (born 1920), Estonian-Canadian architect, was born in Käina *Rudolf Tobias Rudolf Tobias ( – 29 October 1918) was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His compositions include among others piano works, string quartets and an ... (1873–1918), composer, was born and lived in a house just west of Käina in nowadays Selja village. Gallery Käina Gümnaasium 2010.JPG, Käina School Hiiumaa 2012 085.JPG, Käina community center Käina Martin's Church ruins 12.jpg, Käina St. Martin's Church ruins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harju, Hiiu County
Harju is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... The village is first mentioned in 1565 (''Harie by''). Historically, the village was part of Vaemla Manor (). References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haldreka
Haldreka is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... The village is first mentioned in 1693 (''Haldrico''). Historically, the village was part of Emmaste Manor (). 1977–1997 the village was part of Kaderna village. References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haldi, Estonia
Haldi is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... The village is first mentioned in 1798 (''Halti''). Historically, the village was part of Emmaste Manor (). References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hagaste
Hagaste is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... The village is first mentioned in 1620 (''Akaste by''). Historically, the village was part of Suuremõisa Manor (). Eastern part of the village is known as ''Sillaotsa'', or ''Süllatse'', or ''Silluste''. 1977–1997 the village was part of Värssu village. References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esiküla
Esiküla is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... The village is located on Kassari Island. The village is first mentioned in 1688 (''Kassarske Förbyn ell. Eszekülla''). Historically, the village was part of Kassari Manor (). In 1977, the villages Kiisi and Uidu were merged with Esiküla. Kassari kabeliaed OlariPilnik-1.jpg Esiküla OlariPilnik-2.jpg Esiküla OlariPilnik-1.jpg Ruserahu, Esiküla.jpg See also * Taguküla References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmaste-Selja
Emmaste-Selja (Selja until 2017) is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... The village is first mentioned in 1798 (''Selja''). Historically, the village was part of Emmaste Manor (). 1977-1997 the village was part of Sinima village. References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmaste-Kurisu
Emmaste-Kurisu (until 2017 ''Kurisu'') is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. The village is first mentioned in 1798 (''Kurriso''). Historically, the village was part of Emmaste Manor (). 1977-1997 the village was part of Lassi Lassi () is a regional name for buttermilk, the traditional dahi (yogurt)–based drink, consumed in the South Asian region. Lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spices, and sometimes fruit. Salty lassi is similar to doogh, while modern sweet l ... village. References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmaste
Emmaste (german: Emmast) is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... Emmaste got its village status in 1977. Before it was an Emmaste settlement (), which was formed in 1920s on the basis of Emmaste Manor (). Eastern part of the village is known as ''Nõmme''. In 1920s and 1930s, the Nõmme was a standalone village. In 1977, the nearby village Viiterna was merged with Emmaste village. References Villages in Hiiu County Kreis Wiek {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruküla, Hiiu County
Aruküla is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... The village is first mentioned in 1688 (''Arråküllaby''). Historically the village was part of Suuremõisa Manor, and in 1795 part of Soonlepa Manor. 1977–1997 the village was part of Heltermaa village. References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allika, Hiiu County
Allika is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. The village is first mentioned in 1620 (''Hallikio by''). In 1970s the village was divided into two: western part as ''Allika I'' village, and eastern part as ''Allika II'' village. In 1977, Allika I was merged into Moka Moka () is a village in Mauritius located in the Moka District, the western part of the village also lies in the Plaines Wilhems District. Since 1967 it forms part of Constituency No. 8 Quartier Militaire and Moka. The village is administered by ... village, and Allika II into Vaku (former) village. In 1997, the pre-1970s situation was restored. References Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
