Orissaare

Village in Estonia
Small borough in Saare County, Estonia
58°34′N 23°06′E / 58.567°N 23.100°E / 58.567; 23.100Country EstoniaCountySaare CountyParishSaaremaa ParishPopulation
 (1 January 2020)
 • Total806Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Drone video of the stadium oak tree (European Tree of the Year 2015) and Orissaare in August 2021

Orissaare is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia on the island of Saaremaa.[1]

Orissaare TV Mast (180 m) is located in Orissaare.

An oak growing in the middle of Orissaare stadium won the title of European Tree of the Year in 2015.

Notable people from Orissaare

  • Kalle Laanet (born 1965), politician
  • Ott Aardam (born 1980), actor
  • Kaie Kand (born 1984), heptathlete
  • Villu Kõve (born 1971), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Estonia

Gallery

  • House of culture
    House of culture
  • Office building in Orissaare
    Office building in Orissaare
  • Orissaare oak, the European Tree of the Year of 2015
    Orissaare oak, the European Tree of the Year of 2015
  • Local bar
    Local bar
  • Orissaare Gymnasium secondary school
    Orissaare Gymnasium secondary school

References

  1. ^ "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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