Kiili Gümnaasium Referaat Hiiumaa Kairo parts 8b klass Kiili 2011 Contents 1. Hiiumaa 2. Name 3. History 4. Transport 5. Kõpu lighthouse Hiiumaa Hiiumaa (Finnish, Hiidenmaa, German Dagö, Swedish Dagö, Danish Dagø) is the second largest island (989 km²) belonging to Estonia. It is located in the Baltic Sea .north of the island of Saaremaa ,a part of the West Estonian archipelago. Its largest town is Kärdla. Name Hiiumaa is the main island of Hiiu County, called Hiiumaa or Hiiu maakond in Estonian. The Swedish and German name of the island is Dagö (day isl...
Hiiumaa and Saaremaa Hiiumaa is the second biggest island belonging to Estonia. Its largest town is kärdla. Hiiumaa arose from the water about 455 million years ago as a result of a meteorite impact. It is one of the oldest islands in the world. Around the island there are more than 200 islands and islets that have just risen from the water. Hiiumaa is a very beautiful place with kind and friendly people. The landscape on one end of the island is completely different from the landscape the other. In many languages the island is called ,,Day island". The best known sight on Hiiumaa is the Kõpu lighthouse. It's located on the Kõpu peninsula. It is the oldest lighthouse in the Baltics and the second or third oldest lighthouse in the world that has had the light continuously burning. The other big island that belongs to Estonia is Saaremaa. Saaremaa is approximately as big as Tenerife in Spain. The ...
· Jägala Waterfall (height 8 m) is one of the highest and fastest flowing. Over thousands of years the falling water has worn out the edge of the limestone banks and as a result a steep-sided valley about 300 m long and 12-14 m deep has been created. The oldest written information about a water mill (the beginning of the 13th century) derives from this place. The best impression of the mightiness of the waterfall can be obtained in the period of high waters in spring and autumn. · Narva Stronghold is the oldest and biggest stronghold in Estonia (built in 13- 17th century) creating with the Ivangorod Stronghold on the opposite shore of the River Narva a unique architectural ensemble in Northern Europe. Three wings of the stronghold and the Tower of Tall Hermann are open to visitors. The historical interiors in the West and North wings have been restored. In the five halls of the stronghol...
... Gümnaasium English Project Sights of Estonia Student: .............................. Class: 6 ... Teacher: ............... Harjumaa 2011 1 1. Steamer-icebreaker Suur Tõll The ship was built in 1914 in Stettin (Szczecin) by Vulkan-Werke A. G. Suur Tll is the only pre-war steam ship of the Republic of Estonia remained up to now and, at the same time, the biggest icebreaker in the world preserved through two world wars. All the 3 original steam engines as well as most of the original arrangement of space and late Jugendstil interior of the officers' rooms are preserved. In 1914 the first home port of the ship was Tallinn. The ship ensured a regular winter sea navigation for Tallinn up to the end of the independency period. 2. The Tallinn Song Festival Grounds The Tallinn Song Stage was built in 1959 for arranging the Song Festivals....
Estonia, Hiiumaa & School Ken Pähn Kärdla Gymnasium 11th grade Estonia Officialy the republic of Estonia Territory: 45 000 sq km Population: 1,3 million Capital: Tallinn 15 counties Language:Estonian Estonian Flag Coat of Arms Blue the blue sky above the native land. Black - the attachment to our black soil. White - hard work and purity. National emblems Barn swallow Corn flower National emblems limestone Estonia President: Toomas Hendrik European Union since 2004 Ilves Nato since 2004 Prime minster: Andrus Ansip United Nation since 1991 Democratic parliamentary republic Andrus Ansip Toomas Hendrik Il...
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