- of the
Saare maakond (county), is the town of Kuressaare. From the 13th
century until the
first half of the 20th century, the
island of
Saaremaa was known...
-
Saare County (Estonian:
Saare maakond or
Saaremaa; Latin: Oesel; Danish: Øsel; German: Ösel; Swedish: Ösel) is one of 15
counties of Estonia. It consists...
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mentions Tharapita as the
superior god of the
Oeselians (inhabitants of
Saaremaa), also well
known to
Vironian tribes in
northern Estonia.
According to...
- Great'), is a
mythological giant hero who
lived on the
Estonian island of
Saaremaa. Suur Tõll
lived with his wife
Piret in the
coastal village of Tõlluste...
-
Estonian county to hold out
against the
invaders was the
island country of
Saaremaa (Ösel),
whose war
fleets had
continued to raid
Denmark and
Sweden during...
- a town on the
island of
Saaremaa in Estonia. It is the
administrative centre of
Saaremaa Muni****lity and the seat of
Saare County.
Kuressaare is the...
- The
territory of
Estonia consists of the mainland, the
larger islands of
Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300
other islands and
islets on the east coast...
- (76 sq mi), it is the
third largest island belonging to Estonia,
after Saaremaa and Hiiumaa.
Together with
neighbouring smaller islands of Kesselaid, Viirelaid...
- (alone) to the
castle of
Arensburg (Kuressaare) on the
island of Ösel (
Saaremaa); the
cathedral and
cathedral chapter (canons)
remained in Hapsal. It was...
- nine
meteorite craters in the
village of
Kaali on the
Estonian island of
Saaremaa. Most
recent estimates put its
formation shortly after 1530–1450 BC (3237+/-10...
