Saaremaa

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Facts about Saaremaa

• Location:South of Hiiumaa island by Baltic Sea

• Area:2673 square km large• Population:39,231 estimated in

2008• Capital city:Kuressaare

History

• Before WW2(World War 2) Valdemar II built a fortress

Livonian Crusade

• In year 1227 Saaremaa conquered by Livonian brothers of Sword

Livonian Brother

After World War II

• After WWII Saaremaa occupied by Moltov-Ribbenton-Pact

Sights of Saaremaa

• Kuressaaare Castle• Kaali Crater• Soviet WWII monuments• Panga Cliffs• Saaremaa Windmills

Kuressaare Castle

Kaali Crater

Soviet World War II monuments

Saaremaa Panga Cliffs

Saaremaa windmills

Famous People of Saaremaa

• Louis Isadore Kahn (1901-1974) arhitect

• Kuressaare`s famous people:• Richard Maack(1825-1886),

naturalist • Eügen Dücker(1841-1916),

romantic painter

Kuressaare

• Facts:Population 14,898• Mayor:Urve Tiidus• Capital of Saaremaa• Kuressaare sight:Kuressaare

Castle• is safe and healthy town

Sources

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