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.
Käina | |
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Small borough | |
Coordinates: 58°49′38″N 22°46′36″E / 58.82722°N 22.77667°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Hiiu County |
Parish | Hiiumaa Parish |
Population | |
• Total | 711[1] |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Notable people
edit- 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.
Gallery
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Käina School
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Käina community center
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Käina St. Martin's Church ruins
References
editExternal links
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