Mõntu

Mõntu
Village and harbour
Mõntu harbour
Mõntu harbour
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Country Estonia
CountySaare County
ParishSaaremaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mõntu is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. It is located on the southeast coast of Sõrve Peninsula in the southern part of the island of Saaremaa.[1]

From 2005 to 2008, a ferry route operated between Mõntu harbour and the Latvian port of Ventspils.[2] There were plans to re-launch the route with financial support from Saaremaa Municipality and the Freeport of Ventspils.[3] Preparations for the launch began in 2017, but as of 2020 no potential operator with a suitable vessel had shown interest in operating the service.[4][5]

M/S Scania operated between Mõntu harbour and Ventspils from 2005 to 2008

References

  1. ^ Eesti Entsüklopeedia. Mõntu. (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ Arileht.ee. Parvlaev Scania tegi oma viimase reisi Väinameres. (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ ERR News. Saaremaa seeking operator for Mõntu-Ventspils ferry route. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ ERR News. Operators not interested in Saaremaa-Latvia ferry service. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ^ ERR News. Saaremaa hopes to launch Mõntu-Ventspils shipping line in 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2020


57°57′04″N 22°07′30″E / 57.95111°N 22.12500°E / 57.95111; 22.12500


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