Muhu
Muhu is the third largest island in Estonia, although it is fairly small at 198 square kilometres. It's located between the mainland and Saaremaa Island, to which it is connected by a causeway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Catherine’s Church and Pädaste manor house.
St. Catherine’s Church
Church
Photo: Anvelt, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
Muhu St. Catherine's Church, sometimes simply Muhu Church, is a medieval Lutheran church on Muhu island, in Saare County, Estonia. St. Catherine’s Church is situated 3 km northwest of Muhu.
Pädaste manor house
Hotel
Photo: Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
Pädaste manor house is a hotel, which is situated 4 km southeast of Muhu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rootsivere and Koguva.
Rootsivere
Hamlet
Rootsivere is a village in Muhu Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Rootsivere is situated 8 km west of Muhu.
Koguva
Hamlet
Photo: Avalikarvamus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koguva is a village on the Estonian Baltic Sea island of Muhu. Administratively, it belongs to Muhu Parish, Saare County. Koguva is located on the western tip of the island, and the small islet of Kõinastu is located just 2 km northwest in the Väinameri Sea. Koguva is situated 10 km west of Muhu.
Muhu
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Insel Mohn”, “Mona Sala”, “Möön”, “Möön Island”, “Muhu Saar”, “Muhumā”, “Muhumaa”, “Mukhu”, “Ostrov Mukhu”, and “Ostrov Mukhumaa”
- Category: landform
- Location: Saare, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.5825° or 58° 34′ 57″ northLongitude
23.2525° or 23° 15′ 9″ eastPopulation
1,970Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
9GC5H7M2+2XGeoNames ID
590129
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Muhu” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Muhu”
- Dutch: “Muhu”
- Estonian: “Muhu”
- Finnish: “Muhu”
- French: “Muhu”
- German: “Insel Moon”
- German: “Muhu”
- Hebrew: “מוהו”
- Hebrew: “מוהומאה”
- Norwegian: “Muhu”
- Polish: “Muhu”
- Romanian: “Muhu”
- Russian: “Муху”
- Swedish: “Moon”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Muhu”. Photo: Laima Gūtmane (simka…, CC BY-SA 3.0.