Saaremaa

E24108
administrative unit island

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)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ