Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing

First mentioned in 1532 the straw-roofed building hasn’t made it till today. It is the little wooden cottage in the park that is more famous in the first place. It is believed to be the place the Kärde Peace Treaty was signed in 1661. The treaty e...

The history of organized firefighting in Hiiumaa goes back to the first half of the 19 th century. One of the von Ungern-Sternbergs had the cloth factory ready in 1829. Volume manufacturing, in the context of the time, increased the risk of fire a...

Established in 1793 Thaddeus von Bulgarin bought it in 1828 after which the manor became a center of Russian culture but Bulgarin's self-advertisement, literary conjuncture and collaboration with the authorities did his reputation no good. Faddei Bulgar...

The Käru church is one of the few wooden churches extant in Estonia.  It is a simple and beautiful beautiful church at a scenic spot with a pseudo-Gothic altar and pulpit in a neo-Classical interior. The bell dates back to 1771 and comes from ...