The Medieval convent of the castle is the only one in the Baltics that have survived
without any significant re-constructions being done to it which, from the architectual
aspect, gives it an international importance. Having been erected in the 13th century it
had 1650 soldiers serving there in its glory days in the end of the 17th century.
In 1925, as many as 9 windmills were standing on the top of Windmill Mountain. Five of them, having survived until today, also give a powerful impression. Four out of the five Angla windmills are typical trestle windmills, characteristic of Island Saare...
Although a steady ship connection between Saaremaa and the main land was set already in the 17th century and the ice bridge helped out in winter the connection still depended on the weather. Having been built from the both ends the dam was finished in 1...
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