Vormsi

Vormsi (Swedish: Ormsö) is the fourth largest island of Estonia, located between Hiiumaa and the mainland with a total area of 92 square kilometers. It is part of Vormsi Parish, a rural municipality.

History

Vormsi's history as an inhabited island dates back as far as the 13th century. During most of its history, the island has been inhabited by Estonian Swedes ("rannarootslased" in Estonian or "coastal Swedes" in English), whose population reached 3,000 before World War II. During the war, nearly all of Vormsi's population, along with other Swedes living in Estonia, were evacuated, or fled, to Sweden. The island's current population is approximately 240 inhabitants.

The island's Estonian name Vormsi is derived from its German name Worms or its Swedish name Ormsö ("snake island"). Swedish influence can also be seen in other placenames, as in villages like Hullo (the administrative center), Sviby (the main port), Söderby, Norrby, Diby, Rälby, Förby, Borrby, Kärrslätt, Saxby, Busby, Suuremõisa (Magnushof) and Rumpo; and lakes like Prästvik.

Literature

Kanarbik, Madis, Ormsö. De estlandssvenska böndernas kamp mot godsägarna under 1700- och 1800-talet [Nordistica Tartuensia; 9] (Tartu, 2003)
Beyer, Jürgen, 'Whom should one thank for a narrow escape? Lessons drawn from a perilous journey from Vormsi and Noarootsi to Finland in 1796', Pro Ethnologia 17 (2004), 175-95

Gallery

Saxby lighthouse
Paddoc, Rälby
Old windmill, Rälby
Woodsman's cottage, Hullo
Beach area in Rumpo
Viewing platform in Rumpo peninsula, looking towards Sviby harbour.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Vormsi.

Vormsi vald (Vormsi municipality)

Islands of Estonia

Abruka Adralaid Aegna Ahelaid Aherahu Ahessäär Ahtra Aksi Allirahu Allu Anekäbrud Ankrurahu Annilaid Antsulaiud Anulaid Auklaid Eerikukivi Eerikulaid Elmrahu Esirahu Gretagrund Hanemaa Hanerahu Hanikatsi laid Hara Harilaid Hellamaa rahu Hiiumaa Härjakare Härjamaa Hobulaid Hõralaid Hülgelaid Hülgerahu Imutlaid Innarahu Juksirahu Kadakalaid Kaevatsi Kajakarahu Käkimaa Käkirahu Kakralaid Kakrarahu Kassari Kasselaid Keri Kesselaid Kihnu Kitselaid Koerakuiv Kõinastu Koipsi Kõrgelaid Kõrksaar Kõverlaid Kreenholm Kriimi laid Kräsuli Külalaid Kullikare Kumari Kumbli Kunnatilaid Kurgurahu Küllisäär Laasirahu Laidu Läkumätas Langekare Leemetikare Liia Liisi Liivakari Liivanuka ots Linnusitamaa Loonalaid Luigerahu Maakrirahu Manilaid Mardirahu Maturahu Mihklirahu Mohni Mõndelaid Muhu Munaderahu Munasaar Mustarahu Nabralaid Naissaar Naistekivi maa Ninalaid Noogimaa Nootamaa Nosurahu Öakse Oitma Ojurahu Öörahu Oosäär Ooslamaa Orikalaid Osmussaar Paelaid Pakri Islands Pakulaid Papilaid Papirahu Pasilaid Pedassaar Pihlakare Pihlalaid Piirissaar Piiukaarelaid Pikknasv Piskumadal Põdvalaid Põiksäär Pöörilaid Prangli Pühadekare Puhtu Rammu Rannasitik Reigilaid Riinurahu Ristlaid Rohurahu Rohusi Rooglaid Ruhnu Rukkirahu Rusulaid Saare ots Saaremaa Saarnaki laid Salava Sangelaid Seasaar Selglaid Sepasitik Sillalaid Sipelgarahu Sitakare Sokulaid Sorgu Suuregi laid Suurepoldi Suurlaid Suurrahu Sõmeri Taguküla laid Täkulaid Täkunasv Tarja Tauksi Telve Tiirloo Tondirahu Tondisaar Tõõdilaid Udrikulaid Uhtju islands Ulkkari Umalakotid Umblu Urverahu Uuemaarahu Uuemererahu Uuluti laid Uus-Nootamaa Vahase Vahelmisrahu Vaika islands Väike-Tulpe Vaindloo Valgerahu Vareslaid (Käina) Vareslaid (Väinameri) Varesrahu Vasikalaid Vesiloo Vesitükimaa Viirelaid Vilsandi Vissulaid Vohilaid Võilaid Võrgukare Võrkrahu Vormsi

Inhabited islands in the Baltic Sea

Denmark	Bornholm Ertholmene Falster Lolland Møn

Estonia	Abruka Aegna Hiiumaa Kassari Kesselaid Kihnu Kõinastu Manilaid Mohni Muhu Naissaar Prangli Osmussaar Ruhnu Saaremaa Väike-Pakri Vilsandi Vormsi

Finland	Archipelago Sea Islands (Åland Islands) Hailuoto Kimitoön Laajasalo Lauttasaari Replot Suomenlinna

Germany	Dänholm Fehmarn Hiddensee Poel Rügen Ummanz Usedom

Poland	Uznam Wolin

Russia	Kotlin

Sweden	Blekinge archipelago Furillen Fårö Gotland Stora Karlsö Stockholm archipelago Öland

Coordinates: 59°00′N 23°13′E / 59.000°N 23.217°E / 59.000; 23.217

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