Högsåra is a village in the former municipality of
Dragsfjärd
Dragsfjärd is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009 it was consolidated with Kimito and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Fin ...
in the
archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands. An archipelago may be in an ocean, a sea, or a smaller body of water. Example archipelagos include the Aegean Islands (the o ...
of
Hitis
Hitis () is a small archipelago and a former municipality in Finland. It lies south from Kimitoön in the province of Southwest Finland.
The main islands of Hitis are Rosala and Hitis. They are connected to the mainland by a ferry. In total the ...
,
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
, situated on an island by the same name, with a regular ferry connection to the mainland.
The village was known as a station of pilots before. Today it is a popular holiday destination during the summer months. The village has a population of about 50.
Högsåra has three
wind power
Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly used to generate electricity. This article deals only with wind power for electricity ge ...
producers. They were opened on 15 June 2008.
Part of the island belongs to the
Archipelago National Park
Archipelago National Park (, ) is a national park in Southwest Finland. It was established in 1983 and includes of land area. .
Emperor
Alexander III,
Grand Duke of Finland
The Grand Duke of Finland, alternatively the Grand Prince of Finland after 1802, was, from around 1580 to 1809, a title in use by most Swedish monarchs. Between 1809 and 1917, it was included in the title of the emperor of Russia, who was also t ...
, regularly visited Högsåra with his family during the summers 1885–1894.
References
External links
Högsåra at visitkimotoon.fi, The Kimito Islands' official tourism portalHögsåra at nationalparks.fi
Gallery
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Villages in Southwest Finland
Kimitoön
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