Dirhami
Dirhami | |
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Village | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Lääne County |
Parish | Lääne-Nigula Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Dirhami (Swedish: Derhamn) is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.[1] Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Noarootsi Parish. Until World War II, it was mainly inhabited by Estonian Swedes.
Dirhami has a cargo and passenger port, a post office and the hydrology station of the Estonian Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology. There is also a bus stop located inside the village. Some remains of a stronghold built during Peter the Great's rule are still visible in the woods near the village.
References[]
- ^ "X-GIS(4) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
Coordinates: 59°12′N 23°30′E / 59.200°N 23.500°E
Categories:
- Lääne-Nigula Parish
- Villages in Lääne County
- Lääne County geography stubs