Kaevatsi

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Kaevatsi laid is an Estonian Baltic Sea island on the so-called Väinameri. It is located east of the second largest Estonian island of Hiiumaa ( German and Swedish Dagö ).

Location and description

The island Kaevatsi ( Kaevatsi laid ) is 2.6 km long and in the north to 720 meters wide. It has an area of ​​1.4 square kilometers. The northern part of the island rises up to 7.7 meters above the sea level. Administratively Kaevatsi laid part of the village Sarve in the rural community Pühalepa.

The island lies 250 meters from the top of Sarve peninsula. The islands Kaevatsi laid and laid Saarnaki form a natural protection for the entrance to the harbor of Sarve. The sea between the peninsula and laid Kaevatsi is shallow. At times it is possible to reach the island on foot.

Kaevatsi is surrounded by numerous small islands, of which the most important Võrkrahu, Põtkurahu and Paasrahu are. The vegetation is dominated by juniper. To Kaevatsi laid is the island of Hiiumaa reserve, the island or the island does not belong.

Location

Colonization

Already in 1564 there should have been two farmsteads on Kaevatsi laid. Other sources date the first documentary mention under the Swedish designation Swinholm to the year 1567. During the 18th century there was a limestone quarry on the island as well as a windmill. 1970 lived on the island for seven people. Since 1974, the island is uninhabited. The abandoned buildings are still to receive. The former inhabitants usually wear still the Estonian family name Kaevats.