Hiiessaare is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.[1]
Hiiessaare | |
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Village | |
 Kärdla Airport, located in Hiiessaare | |
  Hiiessaare | |
| Coordinates: 58°59′35″N 22°50′13″E / 58.99306°N 22.83694°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County | Hiiu County |
| Parish | Hiiumaa Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hiiumaa's only airport, Kärdla Airport (ICAO: EEKA), is located in Hiiesaare.
The village was first mentioned in 1798 (Hio). Historically, the village was part of Suuremõisa Manor (German: Grossenhof).[2]
References
edit- ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "[KNR] Dictionary of Estonian Place names". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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