Tornimäe Explained

Official Name:Tornimäe
Settlement Type:Village
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

Tornimäe is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.

Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Pöide Parish.

Tornimäe street and unofficial neighbourhood (literally "Tower Hill") in Tallinn, site of most high-rise buildings in Tallinn, is named after one of its local residents, who was from Tornimäe village in Saaremaa.[1]

References

58.5°N 31°W

Notes and References

  1. Postimees - Jaani seegil aitasid elus püsida mitmed külad, jahuveski ja kõrts. Retrieved 30 April 2020.