Heltermaa

Heltermaa was first mentioned as a rural location in 1620. The inn here was primarily patronized by people travelling over the sea when the strait separating the island from the mainland was frozen over and people, goods and mail were transported by horse via ice roads. The harbour was built in the second half of the last century. Now, 200 000 people pass through it annually. 6 km away in Pühalepa is Hiiumaa's oldest, St. Lawrence's Church.Construction is believed to have begun in the 13th Century.