58.370277, 22.685278
GPS: 58° 22' 13" N, 22° 41' 7" E
The estate was first mentioned in 1509 but the oldest part of the main building, the
cellar, dates back to the 17th century, to the time it belonged to a O. von Poll who’s
lifestyle was lavish even among the nobility. The mansion itself was a humble limestone
building of one floor but the rooms were lighted by ten brazen chandeliers, the windows
covered by curtins with gold canings and walls by twelve large Flemish carpets.
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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