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which have well-tended
gardens. A branch of the
Hiiumaa Museum is housed in
a one-storey wooden building
which was the home of a
Swedish manager of a textiles
factory in the 19th century. A
seaside park lies just north of
the museum and is filled with
families and sunbathers
throughout the summer.
The Hill of Crosses (Ristimägi),
located 4 km (2 miles) west of
The pristine coastline of Hiiumaa Island Kärdla, is an impressive sight.
The hill is packed with crosses
5 Hiiumaa Island beauty and revitalizing made out of local wood. It is
atmosphere. The shallow waters believed that the tradition of
Road Map C2. k Hiiesaare, 5 km
(3 miles) E of Kärdla. @ from Tallinn. off the northeast coast are placing crosses at the site
very popular for canoeing and began with the deportation
g from Rohuküla, Triigi. n Hiiu 1,
Kärdla, 462 2232. _ St John’s Day kayaking in the summer, and of Swedes in 1781 by the
(Jun). ∑ hiiumaa.ee numerous hiking and cycling Russians. Today, most of the
routes traverse the island. Public new crosses at the site are
Estonia’s second-largest island, transport is limited and is best brought by tourists.
Hiiumaa is a paradise for nature not relied on as the main means
lovers due to its rugged and of getting around. + Suuremõisa Manor
diverse landscape. Although it is Suuremõisa.
only 22 km (14 miles) from the Kärdla Although Estonians customarily
mainland, it is far less developed * 4,000. n Hiiu 1, 462 2232. refer to Suuremõisa (Big Manor)
as a tourist destination than ∑ hiiumaa.ee Hiiumaa Museum: as a castle, it is actually a manor
neighbouring Saaremaa (see Vabriku Väljak 8. Open 10am–5pm house. It was built in 1755 for
pp96–9). Over half the island is Mon–Fri. & Ebba Margaretha Stenbock, a
covered in forest that is home to This small town is of interest relative of the powerful de la
an abun dance of wildlife, such primarily as a base for explor ing Gardie family, who owned much
as elk, wild boar and lynx. The Hiiumaa. However, it is also a of Hiiumaa until the Russians
rest of the territory consists of picturesque place, full of pretty acquired it in 1710. The widowed
meadows, peat bogs, heath land wooden houses, nearly all of Stenbock lived in the manor with
and endless miles of unspoiled her child ren, after winning back
coastline. Although there are the rights to her ancestral land. In
plenty of interesting sights on Tahkuna 1796, the manor was bought
the island, the majority of Lehtma by a shipping magnate
visitors come to Hiiumaa to who was deported to
enjoy its amazing natural Malvaste Siberia in 1803
Reigi Kärdla
Paluküla
Kõrgessaare
Otste
Hellamaa
Baltic Sea Lauka
Nõmba
Ludija HIIUMAA
Kalana Heiste Heltermaa
Puski
Kaleste Kõpu Suuremõisa
Lake
Tihu Männamaa
Mardihansu Käina
Bay
Taterma
0 km 10 Orjaku Kassari
0 miles 10 Leisu Jausa
Valgu
Sõru
Key Emmaste
Major road
Minor road
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