58.866783, 23.048536
GPS: 58° 52' 0" N, 23° 2' 55" E
The grange named Heltemecky was first mentioned in 1620. It
passed its name down to a barrelhouse and the harbor built in the
19th century. The little horses moving between Hiiumaa and the
main coast were so quick and dexterous that they are told to have
jumped over ice cracks of seven feet. If the weather was good it
took about 1.5 hours to reach the coast. It takes two for a ferry of
nowadays.
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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