58.349380, 22.514544
GPS: 58° 20' 58" N, 22° 30' 52" E
Kaarma hillock, or Hag Carmele as it was named in Older Rhime Chronicle of Livonia,
was the last shelter that the islanders came to before being finally conqured by the
Livonian Order in 1261. The enemy ravaged the island so thoroughly the smoke above
the burning villages was observable deep from the main land.
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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