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See also:OESEL (in Esthonian Kure-saare or Saare-ma) , a See also:Russian See also:island in the Baltic, forming with See also:Worms, Mohn and Runo, a See also:district of the See also:government of See also:Livonia, and lying across the mouth of the Gulf of See also:Riga, 1o6 m . N.N.W. of the See also:city of Riga . It has a length of 45 m., and an See also:area of See also:Toro sq. m . The coasts are bold and steep, and, especially towards the See also:north and See also:west, See also:form precipitous See also:limestone cliffs . Like those of See also:Shetland, the See also:Oesel ponies are small, but prized for their spirit and endurance . The See also:population, numbering 5o,566 in 187o and 6o,000 in 1900, is mainly See also:Protestant in creed, and, with the exception of the See also:German See also:nobility, See also:clergy and some of the townsfolk, Esthonian by See also:race . The See also:chief See also:town, Arensburg, on the See also:south See also:coast, is a See also:place of 4600 inhabitants, with summer See also:sea-bathing, mud See also:baths and a See also:trade in See also:grain, potatoes, See also:whisky and See also:fish . In 1227 Oesel was conquered by the Knights of the See also:Sword, and was governed by its own bishops till 1561, when it passed into the hands of the Danes . By them it was surrendered to the Swedes by the See also:peace of Bromsebro (1645), and, along with Livonia, it was See also:united to See also:Russia in 1721 . |
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