Mõega is a village on the
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
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Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...
island of
Muhu
Muhu (also called Muhumaa in Estonian) is an island in the West Estonian archipelago of the Baltic Sea. With an area of , it is the third largest island belonging to Estonia, after Saaremaa and Hiiumaa.
Together with neighbouring smaller i ...
.
[ (retrieved 28 July 2021)] It is located in the eastern part of the island by the main road in Muhu (segment of the
Risti–
Kuressaare
Kuressaare () is a populated places in Estonia, town on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Municipality and the seat of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded popul ...
road, nr 10, the "Saaremaa road"), just between
Kuivastu (the main port in Muhu) and
Liiva (the administrative centre of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
). Administratively Mõega belongs to
Muhu Parish
Muhu Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Saare County. It has a population of 1,876 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of .
Geography
Muhu Parish is located on Muhu or Muhumaa and its neighbouring smaller islands of Kesselaid, V ...
in
Saare County
Saare County ( or ''Saaremaa''; ; ; ; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne Count ...
.
Mõega is home to Tammisaare Farm Museum.
Mõega Leedumägi was an important burial site in ancient Muhu, it was destroyed during a road construction in the Soviet times.
References
Villages in Saare County
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