Kuressaare is a city on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia, the administrative centre of Saaremaa Municipality and the seat of Saare County. It is the westernmost town in Estonia. The English Wikipedia article records a population of 13,185 on 1 January 2024. The city stands on the southern coast of Saaremaa facing the Gulf of Riga of the Baltic Sea and is served by Kuressaare Airport, Roomassaare harbour and a yacht harbour. Its historic German name was Arensburg, which echoes the eagle on the coat of arms and the castle called arx aquilae in Latin. During the Soviet occupation it was officially named Kingissepa from 1952 to 1988, after the Bolshevik Viktor Kingissepp, and it took the name Kuressaare officially in 1918.
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Source Kuressaare (Wikipedia)
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Lead, population
The recorded population on 1 January 2024 was 13,185.
Lead, coast
The city is situated on the southern coast of Saaremaa, facing the Gulf of Riga of the Baltic Sea
Climate
Kuressaare has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb)
Part Of: Estonia, Lead
is a city on the island Saaremaa in Estonia
Capital Of: Saare County, Lead, county seat
the seat of Saare County
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