Reigi (german: Roicks) 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
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.
History
In 1984 Estonian writer
Herman Sergo published the novel ''Näkimadalad'', whose title is based on the name of the
Nekmangrund shoal. In his three-volume work Sergo portrays the tragic fate of the
Estonian Swedes
The Estonian Swedes, or Estonia-Swedes ( sv, estlandssvenskar, colloquially ''aibofolke'', "island people"; et, eestirootslased), or "Coastal Swedes" ( et, rannarootslased) are a Swedish-speaking minority traditionally residing in the coastal ...
living in Reigi village, located to the south of the shoal on
Hiiumaa Island, which were deported in the 18th century to Southern
Ukraine
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following a
Russian Imperial
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decree.
Estonian Literature
See also
* Reigilaid
*Hiiu Shoal
Hiiu Shoal ( et, Hiiu madal) or Nekmangrund is a shoal located in the Baltic Sea, off the northwestern shores of Hiiumaa Island. It is known as ''Neckmansgrund'' in Swedish, as ''Nekmangrund'' in Russian and as ''Neckmangrund'' in German, the loan ...
References
Villages in Hiiu County
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