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Selja, Hiiumaa Parish

Coordinates: 58°49′40″N 22°44′19″E / 58.82778°N 22.73861°E / 58.82778; 22.73861
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Selja
Village
Rudolf Tobias' Museum in the house where he was born.
Rudolf Tobias' Museum in the house where he was born.
Selja is located in Estonia
Selja
Selja
Coordinates: 58°49′40″N 22°44′19″E / 58.82778°N 22.73861°E / 58.82778; 22.73861
Country Estonia
CountyHiiu County
ParishHiiumaa Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Selja is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.[1]

The first Estonian professional composer Rudolf Tobias (1873–1918) was born and 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.


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