Kassari is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia, on Kassari Island.[1]
Kassari | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 58°48′N 22°50′E / 58.800°N 22.833°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Hiiu County |
Parish | Hiiumaa Parish |
Time zone | UTC+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- ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "[KNR] Dictionary of Estonian Place names". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 18 April 2022.