Saaremaa

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Saaremaa is the largest island of Estonia, known for its rugged coastline, medieval Kuressaare Castle, and distinctive windmills and juniper landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Kuressaare 1
Saaremaa Island 1
Saaremaa municipality 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative unit
island
administrativeReform Saaremaa municipality formed in 2017
area approximately 2673 square kilometers
capital Kuressaare
climate maritime climate
connectedBy causeway to Muhu Island
ferry links to mainland Estonia
contains Kuressaare Castle
Muhu Strait coastline
Saaremaa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saaremaa municipality
country Estonia
hasCoastlineType rocky shores
sandy beaches
hasIndustry food processing
shipbuilding and repair
hasLandform bogs
coastal meadows
forests
limestone plains
hasNaturalResource dolomite
juniper wood
hasProtectedArea Vilsandi National Park
several nature reserves
historicalName Ösel
historicalRegionOf Livonia
knownFor dolomite cliffs
juniper landscapes
Kuressaare Castle
surface form: medieval Kuressaare Castle

rugged coastline
rural landscapes
spa tourism
traditional wooden windmills
language Estonian
largestIslandOf Estonia
localDialect Saaremaa dialect of Estonian
locatedIn Baltic Sea
Saare County
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
dairy farming
fishing
forestry
tourism
notableCulturalFeature historic stone churches
traditional thatched-roof farmsteads
notableProduct Saaremaa cheese
Saaremaa vodka
partOf West Estonian archipelago
population approximately 30,000 inhabitants
sea Gulf of Riga
Moonsund (Väinameri) archipelago waters

Referenced by (6)

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Gulf of Riga borderedBy Saaremaa
this entity surface form: Saaremaa Island
Saaremaa contains Saaremaa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saaremaa municipality
Baltic Sea hasIsland Saaremaa
Louis Kahn placeOfBirth Saaremaa
this entity surface form: Kuressaare
Louis Kahn placeOfBirth Saaremaa
Hiiumaa separatedFrom Saaremaa