58.253635, 22.487009
GPS: 58° 15' 13" N, 22° 29' 13" E
The baptising stone in this church is most unique. Brought from the Anseküla church,
destroyed in 1944, it bears two lines of evil spirits and other creatures. One animal,
bigger than the rest, standing its forepaws up, and having a tail of three branches, is
thought to be marking the priests position while baptising. The creatures on the stone
hint at its Gotlandic origin.
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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