Kuressaare
Kuressaare | |
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Aerial view of Kuressaare | |
| Coordinates: 58°15′N 22°29′E / 58.250°N 22.483°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Saare |
| Municipality | Saaremaa |
| First appeared on map | 1154 |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 13,185 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Estonians | 97.6% |
| • Russians | 1.2% |
| • Finns | 0.3% |
| • other | 0.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93813 |
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Kuressaare (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkureˈsˑɑːre]) is a town on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Municipality and the seat of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2024 was 13,185.
The town is situated on the southern coast of Saaremaa island, facing the Gulf of Riga of the Baltic Sea, and is served by the Kuressaare Airport, Roomassaare harbour, and Kuressaare yacht harbour.