Prangli () is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n island in the

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. The earliest known written records of Prangli date from 1387, the island was then called Rango, and it had been settled by

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. The first Estonian-speaking inhabitants are known to have lived on the island in the 17th century. Prangli is part of

Viimsi Parish Viimsi Parish () is a rural municipality in Northern Estonia, located North-East and neighbouring the capital Tallinn. It occupies an area of with a population of 20 580 (). The municipality contains the Viimsi Peninsula and several islands, in ...

. In Kelnase is a harbour which is connected by ferry to Leppneeme 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, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

during the Soviet evacuation of Tallinn. 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 whom 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.

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Kelnase Kelnase is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Its one of the three villages located on the island of Prangli, the others being Idaotsa and Lääneotsa. Kelnase is the location of the main har ...

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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