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Sights in Leisi Parish

Sights in Leisi Parish. By Triine Aavik Form 8 Leisi Secondary School 2010. Leisi Parish. Angla Windmills. a popular tourist attraction the only windmill hill in Saaremaa. Vilidu Windmill. entirely renovated grain grinding. Dutch Windmill. was built in 1927 four storeys

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Sights in Leisi Parish

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  1. Sights in Leisi Parish By Triine Aavik Form 8 Leisi Secondary School 2010

  2. Leisi Parish

  3. Angla Windmills • a popular tourist attraction • the only windmill hill in Saaremaa

  4. Vilidu Windmill • entirely renovated • grain grinding

  5. Dutch Windmill • was built in 1927 • four storeys • Holland type windmill

  6. Purtsa Stronghold • under national protection • area is covered with forests • place of the final battle of St. George’s Night Uprising

  7. Karja St. Catherine Church • a Gothic style church • smallest church in Saaremaa • unique in the Baltic States and Northern Europe • has served as a fortress

  8. Olga Church • a Russian orthodox church • the second half of the 19th century • an important landmark for tourists

  9. Metsküla Church • was built in 1914 • a wooden church • an orthodox church • well viewed

  10. Triigi Harbour • the ferry boat traffic between Saaremaa and Hiiumaa • a marina for small boats and yachts

  11. Tuhkana Beach • a sand beach • popular with tourists • a small parking place available

  12. Come and visit Leisi!

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