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Kesselaid (also Kessulaid, or diminutively Kessu. (ドイツ語:Schildau); (スウェーデン語:Sköld, Skölldo)) is a Estonian islet located between the mainland and the island of Muhu in the Suur väin (''Big Strait'') which connects the Väinameri strait and the Gulf of Riga. There's only one village on the island Kesse, which is administratively part of Muhu Parish, Saare County. With the highest point 15.6 m above sea level it's the highest islet of Estonia. It is also considered to be the oldest islet, it arose around 3000 BC. Since 1938, the 7 to 8 feet high cliffs of Kesselaid have been designated a nature reserve.〔(Uudo, Timm. ''Kesselaiu maastikukaitseala – pool sajandit unustuses'' )〕 Kesselaid was first described in print in 1644 by in the Swedish maritime book ''Een siö-book, som innehåller om siöfarten i Östersiön'' by Johan Månsson. Kesselaid had been inhabited by ethnic Estonians for centuries but began heavy colonization by German settlers in the 16th Century. In 1807 Kesselaid was sold to the Baltic German noble Jacob Friedrich von Helwig. By the end of the 1930s there were still 35 permanent residents on the island.〔Luha, Artur: ''Kesselaid''. Tallinn, 1940〕 Today, in summer Kesselaid is partly used as pasture and grazing land for cattle and goats. It has also become an excursion destination for nature tourists. On the island, 16 species of orchids are counted.〔 From the island of Muhu, wild boar and elk occasionally swim to Kesselaid. A lighthouse was first built Kesselaid in 1885. The current, fully automated lighthouse dates to 1994.〔(Eesti Saarte Kogu: Kesselaid Lighthouse )〕 ==Gallery== File:Kesselaiu kaart.png|Map of Kesselaid File:Kesselaid, remains of a manor.JPG|Remains of the cattle manor founded in 1807. File:Kessu liitsihi ülemine tulepaak.JPG|Upper lighthouse File:Kesselaiu rannik.JPG|Coastline 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kesselaid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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