Official Name: | Mõntu |
Settlement Type: | Village and harbour |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Saare County |
Subdivision Type2: | Parish |
Subdivision Name2: | Saaremaa Parish |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Mõntu is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. It is located on the southeast coast of Sõrve Peninsula in the southern part of the island of Saaremaa.[1]
From 2005 to 2008, a ferry route operated between Mõntu harbour and the Latvian port of Ventspils.[2] There were plans to re-launch the route with financial support from Saaremaa Municipality and the Freeport of Ventspils.[3] Preparations for the launch began in 2017, but as of 2020 no potential operator with a suitable vessel had shown interest in operating the service.[4] [5]