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 ...
on the island of
Hiiumaa
Hiiumaa (, ) is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is Kärdla. It is located within ...
in
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 ...
, located near the north shore of Käina Bay. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities in 2017, Käina was the administrative center of
Käina Parish
Käina Parish was a rural municipality of Hiiu County, Estonia on the southeastern part of the island.
Settlements
There was 1 small borough () Käina and 34 villages:
Aadma, Allika, Esiküla, Jõeküla, Kaasiku, Kaigutsi, Kassari, Kl ...
.
Notable people
* Endel Kiisa (born 1937), motorcycle racer
* Ada Lundver (1942–2011), actress, singer
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Elmar Tampõld
Elmar Tampõld (August 3, 1920 – March 7, 2013) was an
Rudolf Tobias
Rudolf Tobias ( – 29 October 1918) was the first Estonian professional composer, as well as a professional organist. He studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His compositions include among others piano works, string quartets and an ...
(1873–1918), composer, was born and lived in a house just west of Käina in nowadays Selja village.
Gallery
Käina Gümnaasium 2010.JPG, Käina School
Hiiumaa 2012 085.JPG, Käina community center
Käina Martin's Church ruins 12.jpg, Käina St. Martin's Church ruins