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	Hiiumaa
		Hiiumaa is the second largest island in Estonia, separated from the mainland by a 22 km wide strait.
		Hiiumaa is an island, it has a relatively small population, and is relatively far from the Estonian economic centers, most importantly Tallinn.
		The Hiiumaa employment structure has always dominated by agriculture which is now in a time of change due to land reform and the return of land to former owners.
	b7.elkdata.ee /hiiumaa.html (501 words)

	Hiiumaa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hiiumaa (Swedish, German: Dagö) is the second largest island belonging to Estonia.
		Hiiumaa is the main island of Hiiu County, called Hiiumaa or Hiiu maakond in Estonian.
		In 1254, Hiiumaa was divided between the Bishopric of Ösel-Wiek and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order (who were also partly acting on behalf of the Hanseatic League).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hiiumaa (281 words)

	Hiiumaa Ökoturism
		Hiiumaa (1000 square km) is situated in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, the shortest distance from the mainland is 22km.
		Hiiumaa is separated from the island of Saaremaa by the 6km-wide Soela strait and from the island of Vormsi by the 11km-wide Hari strait.
		Hiiumaa is a part of Atlantic-continental region of the temperate climatic zone, which is characterised by warm summers and moderately cool winters.
	turism.moonsund.ee /hiiumaa.php?lang=en&style=en (391 words)

	Hiiumaa Ökoturism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa paikneb Läänemere idaosas, vähim kaugus mandrist on 22 km.
		Hiiumaa paikneb piirkonnas, kus on üleminek okasmetsadelt laialehistele metsadele.
		Väga huvitavad on Hiiumaa loopealsed (alvarid), kus õhuke mullakiht katab paekivitasandikke.
	turism.moonsund.ee /hiiumaa.php?style=prn (409 words)

	Hiiumaa.ee
		These were the first islands in Hiiumaa area and the mentioned millions of years make Hiiumaa really one of the oldest island in the world.
		For Hiiumaa small islets around the island are like colourful pearls around the neck of a beautiful woman.
		The inhabitants of Hiiumaa are peaceful and tolerant by character.
	www.hiiumaa.ee /index.php?keel=2 (359 words)

	Hiiumaa -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		It is separated from the island of Saaremaa to the south by Soela Strait and from the mainland to the east by Muhu Strait.
		Hiiumaa is a low-lying island, composed of limestone and marine sedimentaries.
		Hiiumaa is a low-lying island, composed of limestone and marine...
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9040424 (477 words)

	HIIUMAA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa is het op een na grootste eiland van Estland.
		Hoofdplaats is Kärdla aan de noordkust, dat ook de hoofdstad van de provincie (maakond) Hiiumaa is. Het eiland, dat in het Duits en in het Zweeds Dagö heet vormt een geheel met het kleinere Kassari, dat door middel van twee dammen met Hiiumaa is verbonden.
		Hiiumaa is, ook voor Estische begrippen, zeer dicht bebost en dunbevolkt.
	www.thumpershollow.com /encyclopedia/H/Hiiumaa (204 words)

	Hiiumaa Spordiliit
		Hiiumaa XI suvemängudel jagus põnevust üldvõitja selgitamisel kuni viimase alani.
		Hiiumaa Spordiliit algatas 2006.aasta kevadel liikumisürituste sarja koondnimetuse all "Liikuda on mõnus", mille eesmärgiks oli Hiiumaa elanikkonna ulatuslikum kaasamine regulaarsesse liikumisharrastusse.
		Sarja kuulusid Hiiumaa erinevates omavalitsustes aset leidvad uued ja ka traditsioonilised spordiüritused: Kassari jooks, Hiiumaa Rattasõit, Kõrgessaare jaanijooks, Hiiumaa matkapäev, rulluisuvõistlus ja Emmaste rattaralli.
	www.hiiumaa.ee /hsl (260 words)

	HIIUMAA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa is situated in the eastern part of the Baltic Sea; the shortest distance from the Estonian mainland is 22 km.
		In the independent Estonia the island of Hiiumaa is turning to face the west, and the sea is becoming a connector, instead of separating the peribaltic countries.
		Hiiumaa is one of Estonia’s' 15 Counties and it is led by the County Government.
	www.eurisles.com /Textes/statut_iles/HiiumaaEN.htm (1482 words)

	Hiiumaa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa is het op een na grootste van Estland.
		Hoofdplaats is Kärdla aan de noordkust ook de hoofdstad van de provincie (maakond) Hiiumaa is. Het eiland dat in Duits en in het Zweeds Dagö heet vormt een geheel met het Kassari dat door middel van twee dammen Hiiumaa is verbonden.
		Hiiumaa is ook voor Estische begrippen zeer bebost en dunbevolkt.
	nl.freeglossary.com /Hiiumaa (169 words)

	EESTI-ESTLAND-ESTONIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa County is located in West Estonia, and it includes the islands of Hiiumaa (ca 980 km²) Kassari (19 km²) and about 200-400 surrounding islets.
		Hiiumaa extends for 60 km along the West-East axis and for 40 km along the North-South axis and the longtitude of the coastline is 325 km.
		Hiiumaa is mentioned for the first time as a nonpopulated island in old historical records in 1228.
	www.estonia.ch /ARENSBURG.info/member.html (321 words)

	May 29, 2004: A Day on Hiiumaa... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa has long been one of my favorite places in Estonia, but it's one of the hardest places to get to on a day trip.
		At the very end of the Kõpu peninsula, at the westernmost point of Hiiumaa, is Ristna point and the Ristna lighthouse.
		An interesting bit of history is that the foot of this lighthouse is where the Soviet troops surrendered to the Nazis in World War II (October 21, 1941; 4,300 prisoners taken by the Germans).
	www.dilatush.com /Tr_2004_05_20_Hiiumaa.jsp (4299 words)

	Hiiumaa Hotels: Read Hiiumaa Hotel Reviews and Compare Prices - TripAdvisor
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		TripAdvisor™ provides unbiased reviews, articles, recommendations and opinions on hotels in Hiiumaa, including Hiiumaa resorts, inns and B&Bs.
	www.tripadvisor.com /Hotels-g277792-Hiiumaa-Hotels.html (272 words)

	Hiiumaa laidude maastikukaitseala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		It comprises of islands in the southeastern waters of Hiiumaa (excl.
		The Centre of Hiiumaa Islets Reserve is on the Salinõmme peninsula, which used to be an island still in the 19th century.
		The distance from Salinõmme port to the farthermost islet is 18 km.
	www.laiud.hiiuloodus.ee /english (706 words)

	Baltic Sea Planet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		The Hiiumaa County Government is responsible for administrative and strategic government issues relating to education, environmental protection, regional economy, finance, land, regional development and social welfare and public health.
		Hiiumaa has a relatively small population interms of population density and the distance from the main economic centres on the mainland affects its economy.
		Whilst agriculture is going through a period of change due to land reform and new trade regulations, the island does however have the potential to benefit from tourism, fishing and the growth of information technology due to its location advantages in relation to international sea-lanes in the Baltic.
	arhipel.hiiumaa.ee /planet/hiiumaa.html (500 words)

	VF Proposal: Discovering Hiiumaa
		Hiiumaa is an island, Hiiumaa is separated from the mainland of Estonia.
		For 50 years, Hiiumaa was a restricted area within the larger restricted area that was the Soviet Union.
		Hiiumaa is situated iin the eastern part of the Baltic Sea.
	www.virtualfoundation.org /proposals/estsorex01.cgi (1059 words)

	Hiiu Maavalitsus, koostöö (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa is one of the 15 Counties of Estonia — the country that preparing itself for the accession to European Union in 2004.
		Hiiumaa and the neighbour island of Saaremaa are unique among Estonian counties for their international experience in co-operation with other European regions.
		In 1995 Hiiumaa was the pioneer in the development of the ITC in Estonia.
	www.mv.hiiumaa.ee /medis/medis_tenerife.html (1081 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| June 14, 2003 - Critical Mass: The Hiiumaa Island Christmas Bell by Estonia RPCV Douglas Wells
		Actually, it was really the third tourist season for Hiiumaa- period, as Estonia had just regained independence after 50 years of occupation and the islands were no longer closed border areas in the Soviet Union.
		After all, Hiiumaa was a small place and I didn't want rumors going around that the local PC Volunteer was a pillager of ancient local culture.
		Already, a few churches in Hiiumaa had been relieved of their “clocks” and now the small village of Emmaste was worried that their church might be next.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2014185.html (5076 words)

	Cape Verde Conf. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Conferences are connected to the Baltic Sea regional island cooperation that Hiiumaa is involved with, introducing the possibilities of IT to the people-to-people communication.
		Partners of the co-operation are, Bornholm (Denmark), Gotland (Sweden), Hiiumaa (Estonia), Rügen (Germany), Saaremaa (Estonia), Åland (autonomous region of Finland), Öland (Sweden).
		In 2003 Hiiumaa holds the Chairmanship of the organisation and is responsible for the Secretariat.
	www.insula.org /hiiumaaconference.htm (430 words)

	“Hiiumaa töögrupi aruanne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Töögrupi esmased järeldused on koostatud eelnevalt valminud teemakohaste materjalide ja Hiiumaa omavalitsuste ning maavalitsuse ühisnõupidamise põhjal.
		Haldusterritoriaalseid muudatusi peavad võimalikuks ka Hiiu maavalitsus ja Hiiumaa Tootjate Ühendus.
		Hiiumaa haldusreformiga on väga kiire, sest ka valitsus täitevvõimuna ei ole suutnud ära hoida nn.
	www.riik.ee /riigikantselei/ahb/toogrupid/laja.htm (555 words)

	Central Europe Review - The Visionary of Hiiumaa: Erkki-Sven Tüür
		Estonians often refer to the island of Hiiumaa as a national paradise for its rural and quiet atmosphere, perfectly conducive to artistic and creative pursuits.
		In most cases, Hiiumaa is a paradise that is discovered by the outside world; but there is one Hiiumaa-born musician who has managed to bring his vision from the small island to the world: Erkki-Sven Tüür.
		Some who think of Hiiumaa as a place of complete relaxation and simplicity would feel that such a "challenge" is in contrast with the Hiiumaa nature.
	www.ce-review.org /00/3/amber3.html (1148 words)

	Some GIS methods in archaeology, palaeogeography and spatial planning. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Simulation of the postglacial Baltic Sea shorelines on the island of Hiiumaa, West Estonian Archipelago.
		A GIS-based three-dimensional simulation of the postglacial emerging of the island of Hiiumaa was made according to shoreline (geomorphological) data.
		Recent circumstances on the Estonian major islands (Saaremaa and Hiiumaa) is that these geographically closest areas are considerably distant in terms of time-space or cost-space.
	arhipel.hiiumaa.ee /norfa/abstracts/petersburg/15.html (365 words)

	The President of the Republic at the Kroogi Farm at Valgu on June 10, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa is a small island, just like Estonia is a small country, and I take the liberty now to read 56 names out to you.
		They are all from Hiiumaa, or lived at Hiiumaa at the fatal moments of their lives.
		Those were Hiiumaa people arrested here at Hiiumaa, you may have recognised some names, each one of you may have something to say here...
	vp1992-2001.vpk.ee /eng/PrinditavDokument.asp?ID=4621 (1585 words)

	Core areas under legal protection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Käina Bay together with Hiiumaa islets was designated in 1998 as a wetland of international importance.
		While coastal landscapes, juniper copses and wooded meadows are predominant on the island of Kassari, the shallow Käina Bay (mean depth 0.5 m) is dominated by birds.
		Hiiumaa Islets landscape reserve has an area of 2,663 ha (together with the marine aquatorium) and consists of 7 special and one limited management zones.
	www.bka.hiiuloodus.ee /areas.html (2030 words)

	SLK alustab teisipäevast Pärnu lahel lõbusõite - Eesti Päevaleht Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Saaremaa Laevakompanii klienditeenindusjuhi Anu Lombi sõnul hakkab Hiiumaa tegema Pärnu lahel päevas kolm reisi, kestvusega kuni kaks tundi reis.
		Parvlaev Hiiumaa võtab korraga peale kuni 143 inimest, reisijate jaoks on salongides istekohti üle 80, päikesetekile mahub korraga kuni 40 inimest.
		Parvlaeva Hiiumaa pikkus on 52,7 meetrit ja laius 10,52 meetrit.
	www.epl.ee /artikkel_269066.html&P=1 (175 words)

	E-Europe \| The Playing Field: Estonia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Now, as part of a national crusade known as Tiger Leap, led by the nation's President, Lennart Meri, the whole country is being wired, from the National Library in the capital Tallinn to the most remote pastoral corners of the tiny spur of land on the Baltic Sea.
		Their family farm — a small plot shared with a handful of horses, cows and pigs — was a post office during Estonia's brief period of independence before the Soviet annexation in 1940.
		Hiiumaa officials were asked if they would permit one of the switches to be located on the island and, wisely, they agreed.
	www.time.com /time/europe/specials/eeurope/field/estonia.html (1428 words)

	VETSI TALL
		Hiiumaa — 'Dagaithi' according to the Nordic sagas — emerged from the Baltic Sea as a small islet more than 10,000 years ago.
		The island of Hiiumaa was first mentioned in historical documents as a deserted island called Dageida in 1228.
		In Estonia, Hiiumaa is also known as an island of legends.
	www.vetsitall.ee /eng/tutvustus.php (208 words)

	Coastal Adaption and Marine Exploitation of the Island Hiiumaa, Estonia, During the Stone Age with Special Emphasis on ...
		The island, Hiiumaa, is one of the archaeologically less studied areas in Estonia.
		The aim of these excavations was to obtain new and exact datings for the appearance of the early inhabitants of the island, to find more evidence relevant to the history of marine vertebrates and to classify more precisely stratigraphic and topographic situation of the site.
		An essential difference between the pottery on the Estonian mainland and at Hiiumaa is the occurrence of stone rubble in the Kõpu ceramics.
	ethesis.helsinki.fi /julkaisut/hum/kultt/vk/kriiska/tekstid/11.html (4140 words)

	Sail with S/Y Ellen in Estonia: Hiiumaa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Hiiumaa is the northern of the two large Estonian islands.
		Hiiumaa was under a long period center of the Swedish speaking community, but in 1781 the empress Catherine II deported the 1200 "Dagö-Swedes" from the island.
		Orjaku is not an official port of entry, but a good alternative if you want to visit Dagö, and don't want to use Lehtma for arrival or departure.
	www.ellennet.com /english/hiiumaa.htm (401 words)

	Hiiumaa Orienteerujate Klubi
		Klubi korraldab kõiki Hiiumaa orienteerumise võistlusi ja üritusi.
		Samas ei piirdu HOK-i tegevus üksnes orienteerumisega - klubi hooldab Paluküla valgustatud suusarada ning aitab läbi viia teisi tervisespordiüritusi, näiteks Kärdla linna jooks, Suur Rattasõit, Hiiumaa valdade suvemängud jne.
		Hiiumaa Orienteerujate Klubi liikmeks saab astuda iga soovija, kes esitab avalduse klubi juhatusele ning tasub liikmemaksu, mille suurus on täiskasvanutele 100 krooni ja noortele 15 krooni.
	www.hot.ee /hok (146 words)

	A Writer Writes - Douglas Wells - print version
		Actually, it was really the third tourist season for Hiiumaa, as Estonia had just regained independence after 50 years of occupation and the islands were no longer closed border areas of the Soviet Union.
		The front of the war actually swept over Hiiumaa Island twice — once in 1941 when the Nazis took over on their way to Moscow, and again when the Soviets pushed them back in 1944.
		After all, Hiiumaa was a small place and I didn’t want rumors going around that the local Peace Corps Volunteer was a pillager of ancient local culture.
	www.peacecorpswriters.org /pages/2000/0005/prntvers005/pv005wrwri.html (4139 words)

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