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image by Ivan Sache, 28 January 2000
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Adopted: June 1992. Ratio: 1:2. "Spanish pale" of
white - blue - white.
Jorge Candeias, 5 April 1999
From <www.kuressaare.tt.ee>:
"Kuressaare is a small and cosy town with a long history,
rich in different events, located on the coast of the Livonian
Bay. In written records Kuressaare (Arensburg) market town was
first mentioned in 1424. Kuressaare was granted the city rights
in 1563; thus the town will celebrate its 435th
anniversary this year. During its long history the town has
passed ups and downs. After a devastating campaign of the Russian
troops in 1710, that was followed by a big fire and an outburst
of plague, only 11 town citizens and 60 cotters families
survived. The town stayed in a standstill for almost half a
century. The situation turned for better at the end of the 18th
century only. Construction activity was undertaken again, streets
were repaired and trading enlivened. Discovering the curative sea
mud in the vicinity of Kuressaare brought along a new developing
direction for the town. Several Mud Treatment Establishments were
constructed and Kuressaare gained the fame of a health resort. At
the end of the 19th century a couple of thousand
people arrived in Kuressaare every summer. During the post-war
years the town started growing rapidly. Today the population of
Kuressaare is 16,100 and there are about 2,200 houses in
Kuressaare out of which 1,550 are detached houses. The area of
Kuressaare is 15 sq. km today and 4 sq. km of the territory are
covered with parks and woods. Today one of the main aims of the
town is restoring its fame as a summer resort, lost during the
Soviet period. We are in the process of reconstructing the
swimming beach and marina; more attention is paid to the general
weal in town. Kuressaare is moving towards its recognition as a
Healthy City."
Dov Gutterman, 25 June 1999
From <www.saaremaa.ee>:
Flag and coat of arms adopted for the first time on 12 January
1938.
Erki Kurrikoff, 15 April 2001
image from <www.kuressaare.tt.ee>,
located by Dov Gutterman