Kõpu Peninsula ( et, Kõpu poolsaar) is a
peninsula
A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...
on the island of
Hiiumaa in
Hiiu County,
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 length of the peninsula is about .
Among the villages on the peninsula are
Hirmuste
Hirmuste is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Lääne-Saare Parish
Lääne-Saare Parish ( et, Lääne-Saare vald) was a rural ...
,
Jõesuu,
Kalana,
Kaleste,
Kiduspe
Kiduspe 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 ...
,
Kõpu
Kõpu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Viljandi County, Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Kõpu Parish.
Suure-Kõpu manor
Suure-Kõpu manor (german: Gross-Köppo), located in the village, has a history that goes back to 1487. Du ...
,
Luidja and
Mägipe. Also located on the peninsula are Ristna Cape,
Kõpu Lighthouse and
Ristna Lighthouse
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Ristna Lighthouse (Estonian: ''Ristna tuletorn'') is a lighthouse located in Ristna Point, Kõpu Peninsula, on the island of Hiiumaa (on the coast of the Baltic Sea) in Estonia.
History
The lighthouse was built in 1874, as a resu ...
.
Part of the peninsula is under protection as
Kõpu Nature Reserve.
References
Peninsulas of Estonia
Hiiu County
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