Naissaar
Sign in to savethumb|right|Location of the Viimsi parish (in red) Naissaar (; ) is an island in Estonia. It is located in the Gulf of Finland, northwest of the capital city Tallinn, and is administratively part of Viimsi Parish. The island has an area of . It is long and wide, and lies about from the mainland. The highest point on the island is Kunilamägi, which is above sea level. The island consists predominantly of coniferous forest and piles of stones and boulders. In 2020, the island had a population of 17; in 2011 the island had about 35 permanent residents and some summer residents. thumb|Kunilamägi,
Key facts
- Island.image_map
- Eesti Naissaar.png
- Island.image
- Naissaar aerial.jpg
- Island.image_caption
- Naissaar from the air
- Island.etymology
- Estonian: 'island of women'
- Island.waterbody
- Gulf of Finland
- Island.country
- Estonia
- Island.area_km2
- 18.6
- Island.length_km
- 8
- Island.width_km
- 3.5
- Island.country_admin_divisions_title
- Parish
- Island.country_admin_divisions
- Viimsi
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10 sectionsContents
- Lighthouse
- History
- Soviet Republic of Naissaar
- Between the wars
- World War II
- Post-war
- Post-Soviet period
- Gallery
- Citations
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thumb|right|Location of the Viimsi parish (in red) Naissaar (; ) is an island in Estonia. It is located in the Gulf of Finland, northwest of the capital city Tallinn, and is administratively part of Viimsi Parish. The island has an area of . It is long and wide, and lies about from the mainland. The highest point on the island is Kunilamägi, which is above sea level. The island consists predominantly of coniferous forest and piles of stones and boulders. In 2020, the island had a population of 17; in 2011 the island had about 35 permanent residents and some summer residents. thumb|Kunilamägi, the highest point on the island, at above sea level.
Until the Second World War, the island's population numbered about 450 people of Estonian-Swedish origin. However, these people fled during the war. Naissaar under Soviet rule was a military area and off-limits to the public. After the Second World War, the settlement on the entire island were combined into a single village called Naissaare. In 2011, this was re-divided into the three historical villages of Lõunaküla (Storbyn), Tagaküla (Bakbyn), and Väikeheinamaa (Lillängin).