Coordinates: 58°55′13″N 22°04′36″E / 58.92028°N 22.07667°E / 58.92028; 22.07667

Kalana, Hiiu County

From WikiProjectMed
(Redirected from Dagerort)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Kalana
Village
Ristna beach
Ristna beach
Kalana is located in Estonia
Kalana
Kalana
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°55′13″N 22°04′36″E / 58.92028°N 22.07667°E / 58.92028; 22.07667
CountryEstonia
CountyHiiu County
MunicipalityHiiumaa Parish
Population
 (01.02.2011[1])
 • Total29

Kalana (Swedish: Dagerort) is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.[2] It is located at the end of the Kõpu Peninsula, part of the island of Hiiumaa. Kalana has a population of 29 (as of 1 February 2011).[1] It is also known as Dagerort (Дагерорт) in Swedish and Russian.

The village was first mentioned in 1531 (Vischorde); the first Estonian-language mention was in 1798 (Kallana). Historically, the village was part of Kõrgessaare Manor (German: Hohenholm) and Kõpu Manor (German: Köppo).[3]

The westernmost part of the village is Ristna or Ristna nina ((lit. 'Ristna Cape')).[3]

Gallery

  • Kalana, Estonia
    Kalana, Estonia
  • Ristna lighthouse in Kalana
    Ristna lighthouse in Kalana

References

  1. ^ a b "Kõrgessaare valla rahvastik" (PDF) (in Estonian). Kõrgessaare vald.
  2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  3. ^ a b "[KNR] Dictionary of Estonian Place names". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
Stub icon

This Hiiu County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Kalana,_Hiiu_County"