Hiiessaare is a village in
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 ...
,
Hiiu County
Hiiu County ( et, Hiiu maakond or ''Hiiumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia, being the smallest county both in terms of area and population. It consists of Hiiumaa (German and sv, Dagö), the second largest island of Estonia, and several s ...
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 ...
.
Hiiumaa's only airport,
Kärdla Airport
Kärdla Airport ( et, Kärdla lennujaam, ) is an airport in Estonia. The airport is situated east of the town of Kärdla on Hiiumaa island.
The airport has one asphalt runway, 14/32, and is . The runway was upgraded in 1998.
Overview
Kärdla A ...
(
ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...
: EEKA), is located in Hiiesaare.
The village is first mentioned in 1798 (''Hio''). Historically, the village was part of Suuremõisa Manor ().
References
Villages in Hiiu County
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