Põgari-Sassi Explained

Official Name:Põgari-Sassi
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Lääne County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Haapsalu
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

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 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]

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Pinn. Voldemar. Põgari külast ja sellest, mis seal 1944. aasta septembris juhtus. TTÜ. 22 October 2012. Estonian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080323153437/http://www.cb.ttu.ee/~puise/vpinn/pogene.htm. 23 March 2008.