Sääre, Hiiu County

Sääre
Village
The Nuudi farm in Sääre
Sääre
Coordinates: 58°57′42″N 22°54′56″E / 58.96167°N 22.91556°E / 58.96167; 22.91556
Country Estonia
CountyHiiu County
ParishHiiumaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sääre is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, in northwestern Estonia.[1]

Name

Sääre was attested in historical sources as Särle by in 1565, Sehrell in 1726, and Säre in 1798. The name means 'headland' (a metaphorical extension of säär 'leg', genitive sääre), and the village is located where the Sääre Spit (Estonian: Sääre nina) extends from the island of Hiiumaa.[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Sääre include the following:

References

  1. ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Sääre". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Kiisa, Uno (September 9, 1982). "Meremehed Meid". Nõukogude Hiiumaa. Vol. 30, no. 106. p. 3. Retrieved September 24, 2025.