Käina

Käina
Small borough
Aerial view of Käina
Aerial view of Käina
Käina is located in Estonia
Käina
Käina
Coordinates: 58°49′38″N 22°46′36″E / 58.82722°N 22.77667°E / 58.82722; 22.77667
Country Estonia
CountyHiiu County
ParishHiiumaa Parish
Population
 • Total
711[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Käina (German: Keinis) is a small borough (alevik) in Hiiu County on the island of Hiiumaa in Estonia, located near the north shore of Käina Bay. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities in 2017, Käina was the administrative center of Käina Parish.

Notable people

  • Endel Kiisa (born 1937), motorcycle racer
  • Ada Lundver (1942–2011), actress, singer
  • Elmar Tampõld (born 1920), Estonian-Canadian architect, was born in Käina
  • Rudolf Tobias (1873–1918), composer, was born and lived in a house just west of Käina in nowadays Selja village.
  • Käina School
    Käina School
  • Käina community center
    Käina community center
  • Käina St. Martin's Church ruins
    Käina St. Martin's Church ruins

References

  1. ^ "Käina". Eesti Statistika (in Estonian). 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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