Kesselaid

Kesselaid ( German Schildau ) is an Estonian Baltic island. It belongs administratively to the municipality Muhu ( Saare county ).

Kesselaid lies between the Estonian island Muhu (distance 3.4 km ) and the mainland (distance 4 km). The sea between Muhu and Kesselaid is 22 m deep. The island has an area of 1.7 km ². The highest point is 15.6 m above sea level. Since 1938 is the 7-8 m high cliff of Kesselaid under protection.

Kesselaid was first mentioned in 1644 in the famous Swedish Maritime book Een siöbook som om innehåller siöfarten i Östersiön by Johan Månsson. Probably the island was inhabited as early as the 16th century. 1807 Kesselaid was sold to the German Baltic nobleman Jacob Friedrich von Helwig, who built a manor house in the south, which is now expired ist.Später dropped the title to the family of choice adHAssick that it is up to expropriation by the Estonian government in 1919 possessed. 35 people in the late 1930s were still living permanently on the island. Currently, the island is uninhabited.

Today Kesselaid is used in summer partly as pasture for cattle and goats, sometimes it's destination for nature tourists. On the island of 16 orchid species were counted. From the island of Muhu sometimes swim wild boar and elk after Kesselaid.

A lighthouse was first established in 1885 Kesselaid. The current fully automated plant is from 1994.

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Coast

Cliff

Spit Kesselaiul

Remains of 1807 built on the island manor

Cattle on the island