Hindu, Hiiu County
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Hindu 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 ...
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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 ...
. The village was first mentioned in 1832 (''Hindo''). Historically, the village was part of Emmaste Manor (). From 1977 to 1997, Hindu was part of the village of
Sõru Sõru is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. Sõru harbour is located in the neighboring Pärna village. A ferry service operates to Triigi on Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring ...
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Villages in Hiiu County {{Hiiu-geo-stub