Tahkuna Peninsula ( et, Tahkuna poolsaar) is a

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on al ...

Hiiu County Hiiu County ( et, Hiiu maakond or ''Hiiumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia, being the smallest county both in terms of area and population. It consists of Hiiumaa (German and sv, Dagö), the second largest island of Estonia, and several s ...

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, and t ...

. Five villages are on the peninsula—

Tahkuna Tahkuna is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern 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 Fin ...

Lehtma Lehtma is a fishing village in Hiiumaa Parish Hiiumaa Parish ( Estonian: ''Hiiumaa vald'') is a rural municipality of Estonia on the island of Hiiumaa. Hiiumaa Parish was established by merging Emmaste Parish, Hiiu Parish, Käina Parish and Pü ...

Kodeste Kodeste is a village in Hiiumaa Parish Hiiumaa Parish ( Estonian: ''Hiiumaa vald'') is a rural municipality of Estonia on the island of Hiiumaa. Hiiumaa Parish was established by merging Emmaste Parish, Hiiu Parish, Käina Parish and Pühalepa ...

Kauste Kauste is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. The village is first mentioned in 1565 (''Kowstha''). Historically, the village was part of Kõrgessaare Manor (). 1977–1997 the village was part of Malvaste Mal ...

and

Meelste Meelste is a village in Hiiumaa Parish Hiiumaa Parish ( Estonian: ''Hiiumaa vald'') is a rural municipality of Estonia on the island of Hiiumaa. Hiiumaa Parish was established by merging Emmaste Parish, Hiiu Parish, Käina Parish and Pühalepa ...

. Also located on the peninsula are Tahkuna Cape, Tahkuna Stone Labyrinth,

Tahkuna Lighthouse __NOTOC__ Tahkuna Lighthouse (Estonian: ''Tahkuna tuletorn'') is a lighthouse located in the Tahkuna Peninsula, Hiiu Parish, on the island of Hiiumaa, in Estonia. History The construction of the lighthouse began in 1873. The lighthouse ha ...

, and Lehtma Harbor. Part of the peninsula is under protection as

Tahkuna Nature Reserve Tahkuna Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated on Hiiumaa in western Estonia, in Hiiu County. Tahkuna nature reserve has been created in order to protect areas of forest which have remained largely unaffected by human activity. The nature ...

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