Orissaare
Village in Estonia
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Orissaare (German: Orrisaar) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.[1]
Orissaare | |
|---|---|
Small borough | |
Port of Orissaare | |
  Orissaare | |
| Coordinates: 58°34′N 23°06′E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County | Saare County |
| Parish | Saaremaa Parish |
| Population (1 January 2020) | |
• Total | 806 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EESTkaka) |
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
Office building in Orissaare
Orissaare oak, the European Tree of the Year of 2015
Local bar
Orissaare Gymnasium secondary school
