59.004486, 22.754786
GPS: 59° 0' 16" N, 22° 45' 17" E
The side somebody fought at during the last war and whether that side was right or
wrong is of course a reason to have an argument but this monument is erected to
remember all the soldiers no matter what the uniform was. There are 684 names
engraved at the stone. The population on the island was 16 000 before the war. With
civilian victims there would have been the number one fifth engraved at the stone.
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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