58.360279, 22.035833
GPS: 58° 21' 37" N, 22° 2' 9" E
Kihelkonna was the center of Medieval Saaremaa. A considerable harbour set on its
shores and a road connecting the island with the main land situated close by. The
original plan was to erect a tower as well, and one which was suppose to serve as a
fort, but the building was interrupted by the Estonian rebellion in 1261. The current
tower, serving as a light house too, originates from the 19th century.
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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