Högsåra is a village in the former municipality of
Dragsfjärd
Dragsfjärd is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009 it was consolidated with Kimito and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finla ...
in the
archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.
Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Arc ...
of
Hitis
Hitis ( fi, Hiittinen) is a small archipelago and a former municipality in Finland. It lies south from Kimitoön in the province of Southwest Finland.
The main islands of Hitis are Rosala and Hitis. They are connected to the mainland by a ferry. ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, situated on an island by the same name, with a regular ferry connection to the mainland. The village was known as a station of pilots before. Today it is a popular holiday destination during the summer months. The village has a population of about 50.
Högsåra has three
wind power
Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels. Historically ...
producers. They were opened on 15 June 2008.
Part of the island belongs to the
Archipelago National Park.
Emperor
Alexander III,
Grand Duke of Finland, regularly visited Högsåra with his family during the summers 1885–1894.
External links
Högsåra at visitkimotoon.fi, The Kimito Islands' official tourism portalHögsåra at nationalparks.fi
Gallery
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Villages in Finland
Kimitoön
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