Harju (Hiiumaa)

58.737778 22.625833Coordinates: 58 ° 44 ' N , 22 ° 38' E

Harju

Harju is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality Hiiumaa (until 2017: rural municipality Emmaste ). It is located on the second largest Estonian island Hiiumaa (German Dagö ), near the Baltic Sea coast .

Description and sights

Harju (German Harjo ) has 73 inhabitants today (as of December 31, 2011). It is 4 kilometers from the village of Emmaste .

The two historic post mills in town are well worth seeing . They are under monument protection. The Harju-Rätsepa mill was built in 1892 and the Nõmme mill in 1781.

Web links

Description (Estonian)

Individual evidence

↑ http://pub.stat.ee/
↑ Indrek Rohtmets: Kultuurilooline Eestimaa. Tallinn 2004 ( ISBN 9985-3-0882-4 ), p. 22

[1] ttp://pub.stat.ee/

[2] Indrek Rohtmets: Kultuurilooline Eestimaa. Tallinn 2004 ( ISBN 9985-3-0882-4 ), p. 22