58.251110, 22.483055
GPS: 58° 15' 4" N, 22° 28' 59" E
The Orthodox congregation of Kuressaare was founded after the Great Nordic War to fulfil the religious needs of army men, merchants and their families. Their first tiny wooden church of only 35 squares was built in 1750. The current limestone church was erected in 1789 by a command of Catherine the Great.
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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