Põgari-Sassi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Põgari-Sassi
Village
Country  Estonia
County Lääne County
Parish Ridala Parish
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Põgari-Sassi is a village in Ridala Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.

History

On 22 September 1944 the last session of the Otto Tief's cabinet (EVRK) took place in the house of prayer in Põgari. Later the Secretary of State Helmut Maandi escaped through Tauksi, Liialaid and the Hiiumaa Islets to Sweden.[1]

Gallery

References

  1. Pinn, Voldemar. "Põgari külast ja sellest, mis seal 1944. aasta septembris juhtus" (in Estonian). TTÜ. Retrieved 22 October 2012. 

Coordinates: 58°48′N 23°32′E / 58.800°N 23.533°E / 58.800; 23.533


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.