Kärdla

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Kärdla
Town
The town square of Kärdla.
The town square of Kärdla.
Flag of Kärdla
Flag		 Coat of arms of Kärdla
Coat of arms
Kärdla is located in Estonia
Kärdla
Kärdla
Location in Estonia
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Country Estonia
County Hiiu County
Municipality Hiiu Parish
Established 1938
Government
 • Mayor Georg Linkov
Area
 • Total 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 3,017
 • Density 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians 98.2%
 • others 1.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 92401 to 92420
Area code(s) (+372) 46
Vehicle registration H
Website www.kardla.ee

Kärdla (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkærˑ'dlɑ]) (Swedish: Kärrdal, German: Kertel) is the only town on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. It is the capital of Hiiu County and the centre of Hiiu Parish.

Geography

Kärdla is located on the north-eastern coast of Hiiumaa, by the Tareste Bay. Southeast of the town is the Kärdla meteorite crater, which is 455 million years old. Several small rivers flow through the town. There are also artesian wells in Kärdla.

History

Kärdla was first mentioned in 1564 as a village inhabited by Swedes. Its growth was greatly influenced by the cloth factory founded in 1830. A port was built in 1849. Both the port and the factory were destroyed in World War II.

Kärdla officially became a borough in 1920 and a town in 1938. In 2013 the town was merged with Kõrgessaare Parish to establish Hiiu Parish, therefore Kärdla lost its municipality status.

Population

1897 1922 1934 1939 1959 1970 1979 1989 2000 2010
1718 1580 1454 1524 2688 2969 3426 4126 3672 3634
File:Kärdla lennujaam.JPG
Kärdla Airport

Transport

Road transport from Estonian mainland to Hiiumaa involves a 90-minute (28 km (17 mi)) ferry crossing from Rohuküla to Heltermaa, which is 25 kilometres (16 miles) by road from Kärdla. There are about 10 ferry departures a day.[1] In the summer weekends, getting car space on the ferry usually requires advance booking. There are about 2 scheduled buses a day between Tallinn (the capital of Estonia) and Kärdla.[2]

There are no scheduled passenger boats directly to Kärdla.

Kärdla is served by Kärdla Airport, with regular flights to Tallinn.

Kärdla town itself is small enough to get around on foot. Bicycle rental is available and there is a good bicycle path built from Kärdla towards Kõrgessaare.

Events

June's first weekend annual Hiiumaa Children's festival takes place.

In first week of August coffee-loving people of Kärdla expect visitors to Kärdla Cafés' Day celebrated just for one day in their own gardens, serving coffee and home-made pastry.

Famous people

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia

Twin towns – Sister cities

Kärdla is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Kardla kirik.jpg

    The church of Kärdla

  • Rannapaargu-037.jpg

    Rannapaargu restaurant

  • Hiiumaa Tourist info center

  • Kardla streets.jpg

    Street in Kärdla

  • Seaside in Kardla.JPG

    Seaside in Kärdla

References

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External links

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