Kassari is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia, on Kassari Island.[1]

Kassari
Village
Kassari is located in Estonia
Kassari
Kassari
Coordinates: 58°48′N 22°50′E / 58.800°N 22.833°E / 58.800; 22.833
Country Estonia
CountyHiiu County
ParishHiiumaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Historically, the village was part of Kassari Manor (German: Kassar). In the 1920s the manor was changed to Kassari settlement (Estonian: Kassari asundus). Kassari got its village status around 1939. In 1977, the Uusküla village was merged into Kassari village.[2]

References

edit
  1. ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "[KNR] Dictionary of Estonian Place names". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 18 April 2022.