Põgari-Sassi is a village in
Ridala Parish
Ridala ( et, Ridala vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It had a population of 3,245 (2016) and an area of .
In 2007 it was merged with the city of Haapsalu to establish the Haapsalu urban municipality.
Part of the p ...
,
Lääne County
Lääne County ( et, Lääne maakond or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; german: Wiek; la, Rotalia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-ea ...
, in western
Estonia
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.
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History
On 22 September 1944 the last
session of the
Otto Tief's cabinet (
EVRK) took place in the house of prayer in Põgari. Later the Secretary of State
Helmut Maandi
Helmut Maandi (5 June 1906, Sikeldi (now Rapla Parish), Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia
The Governorate of Estonia, also known as the Governorate of Esthonia (Pre-reformed rus, Эстля́ндская губе́рнія, r=Estlyan ...
escaped through
Tauksi,
Liialaid and the Hiiumaa Islets to
Sweden
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.
Gallery
File:Põgari palvemaja 2 26May2009.jpg, Põgari house of prayer
File:Põgari-Sassi bus stop 2008.jpg, Põgari-Sassi bus stop
References
Villages in Lääne County
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