Põgari-Sassi is a village in
Haapsalu municipality,
Lääne County
Lääne County ( or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-east, Rapla County to the east, Pärnu Cou ...
, in western
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 ...
.
[ (retrieved 28 July 2021)] Prior to the 2017
administrative reform of local governments, it was located in
Ridala Parish
Ridala () 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
Haapsalu () is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Eston ...
. It has 2 bus stops.
History
On 22 September 1944 the last
session of the
Otto Tief
Otto Tief ( – 5 March 1976) was an Estonian politician, military commander, and a lawyer.
Tief was the acting prime minister of the last government of Estonia 's cabinet took place in the house of prayer in Põgari. Later the Secretary of State
Helmut Maandi 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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