58.883976, 22.235369
GPS: 58° 53' 2" N, 22° 14' 7" E
Round stones with a diameter of 1.5–7 meters, ash, cuts of burnt
iron on 30 sand bulges. Fishermen from Courland came here to
fish and built themselves these lodgings. When fish became less
foreign fishermen stopped coming. Ruins of chimneys, ahjuvare in
Estonian, are what is left of their seasonal homes.
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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