Vahtrepa
Coordinates: 58 ° 54 ' N , 23 ° 1' E
Vahtrepa is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Hiiumaa (until 2017: rural municipality Pühalepa ). It is located on the second largest Estonian island Hiiumaa (German Dagö ).
Description and history
Vahtrepa (German Wachterpäh ) has 34 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). The place was mentioned in 1565 under the name Wachterpa . It is located directly on the Baltic Sea .
The Vahtrepa area also includes the islands of Vohilaid , Hõralaid , Eerikulaid , Pujurderahu and smaller archipelago .
Before the founding of the port of Heltermaa in the middle of the 19th century, the shortest ship connection to the Estonian mainland ran from the port of Vahtrepa. The lowering of the sea level made the port, which mainly served the town of Haapsalu and the island of Vormsi , too shallow.
Vahtrepa steep slope
The steep slope of Vahtrepa ( Vahtrepa pank or Kallaste pank ), the largest on the island of Hiiumaa, is best known . It is located in the Kallaste landscape protection area ( Kallaste maastikukaitseala ), founded in 1998, in a 120 to 140 year old pine forest . Rare plant species such as the small rock cress , the wall rue and various ferns are under nature protection .
The steep slope from the Ordovician is 7.5 m high and extends over a length of 500 m. It was formed about 2,000 years ago when the land was uplifted. In digestion , numerous fossils found by corals , bryozoans and stromatoporoids . The Bioherm is particularly well preserved in the southern part of the slope.
The vernacular of Hiiumaa likes to associate the formation with stories about the mythological Vanapagan . The villain is said to have maintained his forge in the rock .
Web links
- Description of the place (Estonian)