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Saare County
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( and a
Municipality on
Saaremaa island in
Estonia . It is the capital of
Saare County .
The town is situated on the coast of
Gulf Of Riga and is served by
Kuressaare Airport .
Kuressaare developed around a
Bishop 's castle first mentioned in
1381 . In
1559 it was sold by the
Bishopric Of Ösel-Wiek to
Denmark , and it obtained its civic charter modelled after that of
Riga from
Magnus Of Livonia in
1563 . In
1645 it passed to
Swedish control in the
Treaty Of Brömsebro . Kuressaare was formerly known by the
German and
Swedish name of ''Arensburg''. Kuressaare was burnt to the ground by
Russian troops in
1710 during the
Great Northern War . With the
Treaty Of Nystad of
1721 the town passed to Russian control. During the
18th Century Kuressaare became a popular
Resort . Its historic German name of was replaced by Kuressaare in
1918 when Estonia declared its independence during
World War I . From
1952 -
1988 it was called '''Kingissepa''' after the
Bolshevik Kuressaare-native
Viktor Kingissepp (not to be confused with the Russian town
Kingisepp ).
In October
1990 , Kuressaare was the first town in
Estonia to regain its self-governing status. Today, Kuressaare is a safe and healthy town, open for international cooperation and communication. It also hosts the
FC Kuressaare Football club.
Kuressaare is the birthplace of
Voldemar Väli (1903-1997), who was a two time Olympic medalist for Estonia in the sport of Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight Wrestling.
- The medieval episcopal castle, which houses the Saaremaa Regional Museum.
Ekenäs ,
Finland since
21 November 1988
Rønne ,
Denmark since
3 October 1991
Mariehamn ,
Finland since
24 October 1991
Skövde ,
Sweden since
23 June 1993
Vammala ,
Finland since
30 June 1994
Turku ,
Finland since
30 May 1996
Talsi ,
Latvia since
27 May 1998
Kuurne ,
Belgium since
9 August 1998
Kuressaare.ee - Official Website
Information and history about the town
Kuressaare Airport homepage
