Place:Kärdla, Hiiu, Estonia

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NameKärdla
Alt namesKärdlasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Kardla
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates59°N 22.75°E
Located inHiiu, Estonia
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Kärdla is the only town on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. It is the capital of Hiiu County and the administrative center of Hiiumaa Parish.

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Kärdla was first mentioned in 1564 as a village inhabited by Swedes. Its growth was greatly influenced by the cloth factory founded in 1830. A port was built in 1849. Both the port and the factory were destroyed in World War II.

Kärdla officially became a borough in 1920, and a town in 1938. In 2013 the town was merged with Kõrgessaare Parish to establish Hiiumaa Parish, therefore Kärdla lost its municipality status.

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