Nature Park on the island of Naissaar
Naissaar started to emerge from the sea about 8,000 years ago, thus being one of the oldest small islands in Estonia next to Ruhnu. The highest point of the island (Kunilamägi) is 27 m high.
Historical sources first mentioned the island (Terra feminarum) in 1075; in 1279, a Danish king enacted a felling prohibition, which is considered to be one of our oldest nature protection documents.
The island is mainly covered in coniferous trees, large boulder fields and rocks left behind from the Ice Age (the largest one is called Põlendikukivi); in 1995, a landscape protection area was established to preserve the local natural and cultural heritage and military premises.
Good to know: the island once had 43 km of railway network.
