58.349167, 22.509443
GPS: 58° 20' 57" N, 22° 30' 34" E
It has been suggested that Kaarma church was built after the Estonian rebellion on the
island – the last big one before the final conqure by the Livonian Order. Erected close
to the sight of a former Estonian fort the ground wasn’t suitable for a church though.
It is guessed a catastrophe occured while building he church – the base sank and the
cealing collapsed.
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...