58.798866, 22.620781
GPS: 58° 47' 56" N, 22° 37' 15" E
This is the only active Orthodox church in Hiiumaa. It was built by the men from
Saaremaa in 1890. The yellow bricks they used were brought from Riga by oxen and
over the frozen sea. Before Kuriste had its own church the ceremonies were held in the
living room of a local man Tõnis. Tõnis had the church bells ringing in an ash-tree in his
yard.
Kassari is the fifth biggest island in Estonia, its area is 19.3 square km. Its coast is washed by the waters of Jausa, Käina, Vaemla, Kassari and Õunaku bays.
Kassari rose from the sea 3000 years ago and the highest point on the isla...
The beam of light from Kõpu spreads from as high as 102.6 meters, that is the maximum height a light house glimmers by
the Baltic Sea. The light house was built in the 15th century, the golden age of Hansa League, maritime trade, demanded i...
Established in 1628 it had 35 workers during its glory days. One of the glass masters
complained to Tallinn that the malice of the local people made him stop working but the
market had been overestimated too and the works was closed down in 1664. ...
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