Selja, Käina Parish
Selja | |
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Village | |
Rudolf Tobias' Museum in the house where he was born. | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Hiiu County |
Parish | Käina Parish |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Selja is a village in Käina Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.
The first Estonian professional composer Rudolf Tobias (1873–1918) was born an spent his early childhood in Selja. His father Johannes Tobias worked there as the parish clerk. Since 1973, a memorial museum operates in Tobias' birth house.
Coordinates: 58°49′40″N 22°44′19″E / 58.82778°N 22.73861°E
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