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                | Kuressaare
is the capital of Saaremaa. The town, located at the Livonia Bay, has
territory of about 15 sq.km and a population of about 15,000.
First written data 1424.
The freedom of town 8 May 1563.
Self-governing status 1 October 1990.
Territory 15 km2. Kuressaare obtained
freedom of a town in 1563 has been called with different names
throughout its existence. The historic German-like name, 
Arensburg,  was replaced by Kuressaare in 1917. During the
Soviet period in 1952-1988 it was called Kingissepa after the bolshevik
Viktor Kingissepp who was born here. 
 Kuressaare was
the first town in Estonia where the self-governing status was restored
in October 1990. Today, Kuressaare is a safe and healthy town, open for
international cooperation and communication and having eight
twin-towns.
 Population 15 170 (Jan.1 2008).
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                | Lossi 8, Kuressaare, 
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                | St Nikolaus kyrka i Kuressaare.
Ett stiligt gudshus frÄn klassicistiska perioden, kronad av ett klocktorn med spetsig spira i vÀst och en tambur med kupoltak i öst. Helgonfigurerna pÄ ikonostaser Àr yngre Àn sjÀlva kyrkobyggnaden men Kuressaares vackraste smidesgrind som leder till kyrkogÄrden kring kyrkan Àr Àven den i ungklassicistisk stil. Byggd: 1790. |  |  |   
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