Kiduspe

58.88861122.253611Koordinaten: 58 ° 53 'N, 22 ° 15' O

Kiduspe is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Kõrgessaare ( Kõrgessaare vald ). It is the second largest Estonian island of Hiiumaa ( German Dagö ).

Description and History

Kiduspe ( German Kuduspäe ) has twelve inhabitants ( 31 December 2011).

The place is located in the south of the peninsula Kõpu ( Kõpu pool saar ), on the Baltic coast with its sandy beaches.

Various archaeological findings suggest a very colonization of the area. In Kiduspe an underground cemetery was exposed with an area of ​​91 square meters. In the oval graves were found human bones and parts of an iron sword.

Traditional agriculture has been abandoned in most cases today. The fields are partially wooded back. How many villages depopulated Hiiumaa also Kiduspe. Worth seeing are the traditional thatched farmhouses Punni and Saraldi. In the village is a house of prayer of the Baptist church.