Estonian Academy of Arts
The Estonian Academy of Arts (Estonian: Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration.
Articles in Estonia ( 2,808 )
2,808 Articles of interest in Estonia
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Copterline Flight 103 (AAQ103) was a Copterline helicopter flight en route to Helsinki, Finland from Tallinn, Estonia that crashed into the Tallinn Bay on 10 August 2005, at 12:45 pm local time.
Estonia under Swedish rule
Estonia under Swedish rule signifies the time between 1558 and 1710, when parts of present-day Estonia (and after 1645 all of the present-day country) were under Swedish rule. In the wake of the breakup of the State of the Teutonic Order, the Baltic…
Põlva
Põlva is a town in southeastern Estonia, it's the capital of Põlva County and the centre of Põlva Parish.
Pikk Hermann
Pikk Hermann or Tall Hermann (German: Langer Hermann) is a tower of the Toompea Castle, on Toompea hill in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The first part was built 1360-70. It was rebuilt (height brought to 45,6 m) in the 16th century. A staircase …
Nõmme
Nõmme is one of the 8 administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,564 (As of 1 November 2014) and covers an area of 28 km2 (11 sq mi), population density is 1,413.0/km2 (3,660/sq mi). T…
Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond), or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi Count…
Valga County
Valga County (Estonian: Valga maakond), or Valgamaa is the first-level administrative unit in Estonia and one of 15 counties of Estonia. It comprises the former area of Valga District. The present-day county was created on the 1st of January, 1990. …
Tartu Offensive
The Tartu Offensive Operation (Russian: Тартуская наступательная операция), also known as the Battle of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu lahing) and the Battle of Emajõgi (Estonian: Emajõe lahingud, German: Schlacht am Embach) was a campaign fought over south…
St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn
St Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn (Estonian: Toomkirik, full name: Tallinna Neitsi Maarja Piiskoplik Toomkirik, German: Ritter- und Domkirche, English: The Cathedral of Saint Mary the Virgin in Tallinn, also known as Dome Church) is a cathedral church lo…
Rapla County
Rapla County (Estonian: Rapla maakond), or Raplamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Harju County to the n…
Raeapteek
The Raeapteek (English: Town Hall Pharmacy; German: Ratsapotheke) is in the center of Tallinn city, Estonia.
Hermann Castle
Hermann Castle (also Hermannsfeste, Herman Castle, Narva Castle, and Narva fortress) (Estonian: Hermanni linnus) is a castle in Narva, eastern Estonia. It was founded in 1256 by the Danes and the first stone castle was built in the beginning of the …
Haabersti
Haabersti is one of the 8 administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Elron (rail transit)
AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia.
Viljandi County
Viljandi County (Estonian: Viljandi maakond or Viljandimaa, German: Kreis Fellin), is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties.
National Library of Estonia
The National Library of Estonia (in Estonian: Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu) is a national public institution in Estonia, which operates pursuant to the National Library of Estonia Act.
Mustamäe
Mustamäe (Estonian for Blackhill) is one of the 8 administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The smallest by area (it covers only 8.1 km²), it is at the same time the second largest district by population with …
Kadriorg Stadium
The Kadriorg Stadium (Estonian: Kadrioru staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of JK Nõmme Kalju and FC Levadia Tallinn. The stadium holds 5,000 and was bui…
Estonian Open Air Museum
The Estonian Open Air Museum (Estonian: Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum) is a life-sized reconstruction of an 18th-century rural/fishing village, which comes complete with church, inn, schoolhouse, several mills, a fire station, twelve farmyards and net sheds.…
Estlink
Estlink is a set of HVDC submarine power cables between Estonia and Finland.
Baltic Defence College
The Baltic Defence College (official acronym BALTDEFCOL) is a multinational military college, established by the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – in 1999. It acts as a centre of strategic and operational research and provides pr…
Aegna
Aegna is an Estonian island in the Bay of Tallinn in the Baltic Sea.
Raekoja plats, Tallinn
Raekoja plats (English: Town Hall Square) is a town square beside Tallinn Town Hall (Estonian: Raekoda) in the center of the Tallinn Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia. It is a venue for numerous small festivals or concerts like Tallinn Old Town Days (Est…
Kalev (confectioner)
AS Kalev (2006–2012 Kalev Chocolate Factory AS) is an Estonian confectionery company. The company can trace its origins back two hundred years, it was founded in 1806, and is now a part of the industrial conglomerate Orkla Group.
Extreme points of Estonia
This is a list of the extreme points of Estonia: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Estonian University of Life Sciences
The Estonian University of Life Sciences (Estonian: Eesti Maaülikool, EMÜ), located in Tartu, Estonia, is the former Estonian Agricultural University, which was established in 1951 and renamed and restructured in November 2005.
Emajõgi
Emajõgi (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈemɑˈjɤgi]; is a river in Estonia which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, crossing the city of Tartu for 10 km. It has a length of 100 km.
Türi
Türi (German: Turgel) is a town in Järva County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Türi Parish.
Tamme-Lauri oak
Tamme-Lauri oak (Estonian: Tamme-Lauri tamm) is the thickest and oldest tree in Estonia, located in Urvaste Parish, Võru County. The height of the tree is 17 metres (56 ft), circumference is 831 centimetres (327 in), measured 130 centimetres (51 in)…
Koeri
The Koeri (or Koiry) are an Indian caste, found largely in Bihar, whose traditional occupation was as cultivators.
Kiviõli
Kiviõli (Russian: Кивиыли) is an industrial town in Ida-Viru County, Estonia. The settlement was founded in 1922 and became a town in 1946. The main industry is oil shale mining, which gives the town its name (literally "stone oil").
Kadriorg
Kadriorg is a subdistrict (Estonian: asum) in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 4,303 (As of 1 January 2014). Kadriorg means "Catherine's Valley" in Estonian, this derives from the Catherinet…
Jägala Waterfall
The Jägala Waterfall (Estonian: Jägala juga) is a waterfall in Northern Estonia on Jägala River.
Estonia Piano Factory
The Estonia Piano Factory was founded in 1950 by Ernst Hiis in Tallinn, Estonia.
Balti jaam
The Baltic Station (Estonian: Balti jaam) is the main railway station in Tallinn, Estonia.