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PõGARI-SASSI Latitude and Longitude:

58°48′N 23°32′E / 58.800°N 23.533°E / 58.800; 23.533
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Põgari-Sassi
Village
Põgari-Sassi is located in Estonia
Põgari-Sassi
Põgari-Sassi
Coordinates: 58°48′N 23°31′E / 58.800°N 23.517°E / 58.800; 23.517
Country  Estonia
County Lääne County
Municipality Haapsalu
Time zone UTC+2 ( EET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+3 ( EEST)

Põgari-Sassi is a village in Haapsalu municipality, Lääne County, in western Estonia. [1] Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Ridala Parish. It has 2 bus stops.

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. [2]

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References

  1. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[ dead link] (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. ^ Pinn, Voldemar. "Põgari külast ja sellest, mis seal 1944. aasta septembris juhtus" (in Estonian). TTÜ. Archived from the original on 23 March 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

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