Prangli ( sv, Vrangö) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, an ...

n island in the

Gulf of Finland The Gulf of Finland ( fi, Suomenlahti; et, Soome laht; rus, Фи́нский зали́в, r=Finskiy zaliv, p=ˈfʲinskʲɪj zɐˈlʲif; sv, Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and ...

. The first records are from 1387 when it was called ''Rango''. The first settlers came from

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. The Estonian culture spread to the island in the 17th century. Prangli is part of Viimsi Parish. In Kelnase is a harbour which is connected by ferry to

Leppneeme Leppneeme is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It's located about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, on the northeastern coast of Viimsi peninsula by the Muuga Bay. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population w ...

on the mainland. The vegetation, especially in the east of the island is mainly fir trees. The lighthouse on Prangli was built in 1923. In 1941, the Estonian steamship '' Eestirand'' was shipwrecked off the coast of Prangli Island after a German air attack. The ''Eestirand'' was part of a fleet of ships carrying Soviet troops to

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

during the

Soviet evacuation of Tallinn The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

. The Estonian crew and conscripts managed to disarm Soviet military personnel aboard the ship and take control of the island, hoisting the flag of the Estonian Republic up a tall pine tree. The revolt saved approximately 2,700 conscripts, most of which were Estonian, from being mobilized to Leningrad. After the war, a memorial was placed on the island in honor of those who died in the tragedy.

Gallery

File:Prangli rahvamaja 2014.JPG, House of culture File:Prangli pood, 2014.JPG, Local store File:Mölgi sadam at Prangli.JPG, Mälgi harbour File:Kelnase sadam.JPG, Kelnase harbour Prangli loode tulepaak 2009.jpg, Prangli NW light beacon Prangli muuseum 2009.JPG, Museum Postipaat Helge (2014).JPG, Boat Helge Punane kivi Prangli.JPG, Glacial erratic II maailmasõjas hukkunute ühishaud-"Eesti rand".JPG, '' Eestirand'' Memorial site Buildings in Prangli 04.jpg, Buildings in Prangli Buildings in Prangli 05.jpg, Hut Prangli saare rannik.jpg, Coast

References

External links

Prangli Estonian Evangelical Church Prangli St. Laurentius Parish

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Estonian islands in the Baltic Viimsi Parish Gulf of Finland {{Harju-geo-stub