Kuressaare · Estonia
Sõrve Lighthouse
📍 Sääre, 93249 Saare County, Estonia
Imposing 1960s lighthouse on a long island peninsula, with a tall black & white tower.
Imposing 1960s lighthouse on a long island peninsula, with a tall black & white tower.
Address: Sääre, 93249 Saare County, Estonia
Rating: 4.8/5
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Saaremaa is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi), its population is 31,435 (as of January 2020). The main island of the West Estonian archipelago (Moonsund archipelago), it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and northwest of the Gulf of Riga. The administrative centre of the island, and of the Saare maakond (county), is the town of Kuressaare. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, the island of Saaremaa was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Ösel.
- 1 Saaremaa (; Estonian: [ˈsɑˑreˌmɑː]) is the largest and most populous island in Estonia.
- 2 From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, the island of Saaremaa was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Ösel.
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