Vormsi is located between Hiiumaa Island and the mainland.
Covering 93 square kilometers it’s Estonia`s fourth largest island.
Vormsi’s coastal Swedish history is witnessed by the St Olav’s church and wheel-crosses in the Cemeteries as well as foreign-sounding place names. Vormsi’s name is of Scandinavian origin. It is believed that the island was named by an Icelandic Viking Orm (in Estonian: Madu, in English: Snake). Swedes have always called the island Ormsö, after Orm the pirate.
Location: Dirhami küla / Derhamn, Noarootsi vald, Läänemaa
Dirham was a domain of Estonian Swedes. Until 1944 that is. The
Osmussaare earthquake of 4.75 magnitudes on Richter’s Scale
took place just opposite to Dirham – being the strongest ever
rumour spread it really was an explosion on a Soviet subma...
Location: Lossiplats 1, Haapsalu linn, Läänemaa, 90502
The Haapsalu Bishop’s Castle and Cathedral, which was established in the 13th century as the centre of the Saare-Lääne Diocese, is one of the best preserved castles in Estonia.
Visit the museum complex in the convent building where you will find ...
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