58.960201, 22.536430
GPS: 58° 57' 37" N, 22° 32' 11" E
In the 16th century established Lauka manor was meant to guarantee the state power in
that remote place and also some protection from the pirates. Its name, meaning bay’s
hints there might have been an ancient harbor nearby. Ironically the manor’s new owner
after the expropriation in the beginning of the 1920s was an ex-gaffer of the manor, the
man hired to beat other Estonians should they get disobidient.
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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