Põgari-Sassi
Coordinates: 58 ° 48 ' N , 23 ° 31' E
Põgari-Sassi is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the municipality of Haapsalu (until 2017: rural municipality of Ridala ) in Lääne County in Estonia .
Population, location and history
The place has thirteen residents (as of December 31, 2011). It is located in the northwest of the Puise peninsula .
The Sassi peninsula ( Sassi poolsaar ) extends north of the village center . The island of Tauksi joins them. To the east of this is the Bay of Topu ( Topu laht ).
In addition to Tauksi, the area of the place includes numerous other small islands. The largest are Liialaid , Sõmeri , Porgi , Suurrahu , Roograhu , Kuivarahu , Suur-Härjamaa and Väike-Härjamaa .
The last session of the Estonian government before the (second) Soviet occupation of the country took place in the Põgari-Sassi prayer house on September 22, 1944 . Then numerous members fled across the Baltic Sea into exile in Sweden.
literature
- Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 536.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Estonian Statistical Office
- ↑ Põgari külast ja sellest, mis seal 1944. aasta septembris juhtus ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
