Having worked till the II World War the Dutch wind-mill is the only one survived out of the three that used to be there in the town in the beginning of the 20th century. It was built in 1899 at the place the first Apostolic Orthodox church in Kuressaare stood before burning down in the 1780s as did the rest of the town.
In 1925, as many as 9 windmills were standing on the top of Windmill Mountain. Five of them, having survived until today, also give a powerful impression. Four out of the five Angla windmills are typical trestle windmills, characteristic of Island Saare...
Although a steady ship connection between Saaremaa and the main land was set already in the 17th century and the ice bridge helped out in winter the connection still depended on the weather. Having been built from the both ends the dam was finished in 1...
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