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Kirov Collective Fishing Farm
The Kirov Collective Fishing Farm ( et, S. Kirovi nimeline näidiskalurikolhoos, russian: Опорно-показательный рыболовецкий колхоз имени С. М. Кирова) was a collective farm ('' kolkhoz'') dedicated to fishing activity in Haabneeme, Harju County, Estonia. History In December 1946, the Põhjakalur collective farm—the first artel on the Viimsi Peninsula–was formed in the village of Rohuneeme in Harju County. In the atmosphere of fear caused by the deportations in March 1949, several more collective farms were created in Viimsi Parish: the Randlase collective farm in Tammneeme, the Forelli collective farm in Miiduranna, and the Murdlaine collective farm in Leppneeme. On August 12, 1950, when the four collective farms merged, a collective farm for fishing was created based at the school in Viimsi. The collective farm was named after the Russian Bolshevik Sergei Kirov. By the end of the 1950s, the collective farm had 48 large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakumäe
Kakumäe ( Estonian for ''"Owl Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located at the top of the Kakumäe Peninsula, which is part of the Baltic Klint in the Tallinn Bay. Kakumäe has a population of 1,733 () and is one of the wealthiest regions in Estonia. Small island Liivakari belongs to Kakumäe, located near Cape Kakumäe. File:Kakumäe Tallinn Estonia.jpg, File:Kakumäe cliff.jpg, Kakumäe cliff at the end of Kakumäe peninsula File:Kakumäe poolsaar.JPG, Kakumäe peninsula seen from Tabasalu Tabasalu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, northern Estonia, located about 13 km west from the capital Tallinn. It is the administrative centre of Harku Parish Harku Parish ( et, Harku vald) is a rural municipality in Ha ... cliff File:Red Sunset in Kakumae Tallinn.JPG, Sunset at Kakumäe File:Kakumäe rand 2021.jpg, Beach in Kakumäe References Subdistricts of Tallinn { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pringi, Harju County
Pringi is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It's located about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, situated just northwest of the settlement Haabneeme on the coast of Tallinn Bay Tallinn Bay ( et, Tallinna laht) is a bay in Estonia on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland. The Estonian capital city Tallinn is located on the southern coast of the bay. Tallinn Bay itself is divided into several parts: Tallinn Roadstea .... Pringi has a population of 951 (as of 1 January 2011). File:Viimsi Open Air Museum Pringi.jpg, Viimsi Museum of Coastal Folk File:Viimsi vabaõhumuuseum.jpg, File:Pringi Pab Boat.jpg, Restaurant "Boat" References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustvee Parish
Mustvee Parish ( et, Mustvee vald) is a rural municipality in Jõgeva County. It includes the town of Mustvee.https://mustveevald.kovtp.ee/ (accessed 5 March 2020) Settlements ;Town Mustvee ;Boroughs Avinurme, Lohusuu ;Villages There are 56 villages: Adraku, Alekere, Halliku, Jaama, Jõemetsa, Kaasiku, Kaevussaare, Kallivere, Kalmaküla, Kasepää, Kiisli, Kiissa, Koseveski, Kõrve, Kõrvemetsa, Kõveriku, Kärasi, Kääpa, Kükita, Laekannu, Lepiksaare, Levala, Maardla, Maetsma, Metsaküla, Nautrasi, Ninasi, Nõmme, Odivere, Omedu, Paadenurme, Pedassaare, Piilsi, Putu, Pällu, Raadna, Raja, Ruskavere, Saarjärve, Separa, Sirguvere, Sälliksaare, Tammessaare Tammessaare is a village in Mustvee Parish, Jõgeva County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across ..., Tammispää, Tarakvere, Tiheda, Tuu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunda, Estonia
Kunda is a town in the Viru-Nigula Parish of Estonia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Kunda is most famous for its cement factory, port and archaeological heritage. History Evidence of some of the oldest prehistoric communities in Estonia, hunting and fishing communities that existed around 7th millennium BC, 6500 BC, were found near Kunda. This settlement gave the name to the Kunda culture. The first written record of Kunda dates back to 1241 - it was mentioned as a village. In 1443 it was mentioned as a manor. Kunda was granted official borough rights on May 1, 1938. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities The former municipality of Kunda was Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Gdynia, Poland Climate Notable people *Argo Aadli (born 1980), theatre and film actor *Armin Öpik (1898–1983), paleontologist *Ernst Öpik (1893–1985), astronomer and astrophysicist *Jüri Parijõgi (1892–1941), writer and scholar *Knudåge Riisager (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ''maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city Tartu, however only south of Helsinki, Finland, also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Reval. Tallinn received Lübeck city rights in 1248,, however the earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The medieval indigenous population of what is now Tallinn and northern Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakvere
Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru ''maakond'' (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Rakvere has a total area of 10.75 square kilometres, and although about 15% of it is covered by forest, the city is still populated so densely as to make it the third most densely populated city in Estonia. From the 13th century until the early 20th century, Rakvere was more widely known by its historical German name, ''Wesenberg(h)''. History The earliest signs of human settlement dating back to the 3rd–5th centuries AD have been found on the present theatre hill. Probably to protect that settlement, a wooden stronghold was built on the present-day Vallimägi. Soon after the kingdom of Denmark had conquered northern Estonia, in 1220, the new rulers started to erect stone buildings. A settlement called ''Tarvanpea'' was first mentioned in the Chronicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaberneeme
Kaberneeme is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It is famous for its beach. See also *Kalevi-Liiva Kalevi-Liiva are sand dunes in Jõelähtme Parish in Harju County, Estonia. The site is located near the Baltic coast, north of the Jägala, Estonia, Jägala village and the former Jägala concentration camp. It is best known as the execution sit ... References External links Kaberneeme webcamweather.ee Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viinistu
Viinistu is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland on the Pärispea Peninsula, about north of the town of Loksa. Viinistu has a population of 148 (as of 1 January 2012). Viinistu was first mentioned in 1372 as ''Wynest''. Businessman, politician and art collector Jaan Manitski (born 1942) was born in Viinistu and currently is the biggest employer in the village owning the art museum An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. Although primarily con ... and a hotel. Navy officer, diplomat and painter Aleksander Warma (1890–1970) was born in Viinistu. Gallery File:Viinistu, Parque Nacional Lahemaa, Estonia, 2012-08-12, DD 19.JPG, Port of Viinistu File:Viinistu Art Museum1, 2008.jpg, File:Viinistu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Peipus
Lake Peipus ( et, Peipsi-Pihkva järv; russian: Чудско-Псковское озеро, Псковско-Чудское озеро, Chudsko-Pskovskoye ozero, Pskovsko-Chudskoye ozero); is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, lying on the border between Estonia and Russia. The lake is the fifth-largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega (in Russia north of Saint Petersburg), Lake Vänern (in Sweden), and Lake Saimaa (in Finland). The lake is a remnant of water regularly collecting at the foot of large, perennial arctic ice sheets during recent ice ages. It covers , and has an average depth of , the deepest point being .Чудско-Псковское озеро |
Roosna-Alliku
Roosna-Alliku (german: Kaltenbrunn) is a small borough in Paide municipality, Järva County in northern-central Estonia. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform in Estonia of local governments, it was the administrative centre of Roosna-Alliku Parish. Roosna-Alliku manor References to Roosna-Alliku go back to the 16th century, and the estate has over the centuries belonged to several distinguished Baltic German aristocratic families. The name is a reference to the von Rosen family. The current building was built during the ownership of the von Stackelberg family. The building was erected in 1780-1786 after plans by architect . Schultz was a popular architect of manor houses in Estonia, who also designed the baroque extension of Toompea Castle, Tallinn. Some very fine and comprehensive interiors from this time are still preserved complete with the original colour scheme, notably the hall and the "blue salon". The rich stucco decorations were made by Bohemian stucco master Karl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
