Lõu
Lõu is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 4. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Saaremaa Rural Municipality, Saare County, Estonia
- Also known as: “Lyo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anseküla Lighthouse and Ooslamaa.
Anseküla Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Anseküla Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Anseküla, on the eastern side of the Sõrve Peninsula, on the island of Saaremaa, in Estonia. The original light was on a church, which was destroyed during World War II in 1944. Anseküla Lighthouse is situated 3½ km northeast of Lõu.
Ooslamaa
Islet
Ooslamaa is a small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. Ooslamaa has a surface area of 241.60 hectares, with fragmented vegetation. Ooslamaa is situated 4 km west of Lõu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaunispe and Läätsa.
Kaunispe
Hamlet
Kaunispe is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. Kaunispe is situated 8 km southwest of Lõu.
Läätsa
Hamlet
Läätsa is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 95. Läätsa harbour and Pagila beach are located in the village. Läätsa is situated 8 km northeast of Lõu.
Tiirimetsa
Hamlet
Tiirimetsa is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 50. Tiirimetsa is situated 10 km north of Lõu.
Lõu
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Lõu küla, Saaremaa Parish, Saare, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.08298° or 58° 4′ 59″ north
Longitude
22.18019° or 22° 10′ 49″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9GC435MJ+53
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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