Põgari-Sassi

Village in Estonia
Village in Lääne County, Estonia
58°48′N 23°31′E / 58.800°N 23.517°E / 58.800; 23.517Country EstoniaCountyLääne CountyMunicipalityHaapsaluTime zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Põgari-Sassi is a village in Haapsalu municipality, Lääne County, in western Estonia.[1] Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Ridala Parish. It has 2 bus stops.

History

On 22 September 1944 the last session of the Otto Tief's cabinet (EVRK) took place in the house of prayer in Põgari. Later the Secretary of State Helmut Maandi escaped through Tauksi, Liialaid and the Hiiumaa Islets to Sweden.[2]

Gallery

  • Põgari house of prayer
    Põgari house of prayer
  • Põgari-Sassi bus stop
    Põgari-Sassi bus stop

References

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ Pinn, Voldemar. "Põgari külast ja sellest, mis seal 1944. aasta septembris juhtus" (in Estonian). TTÜ. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

58°48′N 23°32′E / 58.800°N 23.533°E / 58.800; 23.533


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