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Laiusevälja
Laiusevälja ( Estonian for ''Laiuse Field'') is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located about 10 km northeast of the town of Jõgeva, adjacent to Laiuse small borough, on the Jõgeva–Mustvee road (nr. 36). Laiusevälja has a population of 119 (as of 1 January 2011). Laiusevälja is the site of Laiuse Castle ruins, a former Livonian Order castle built in the end of 14th century. There are also ruins of a wooden Eastern Orthodox church (Laiuse Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God; et, Laiuse Jumalaema Sündimise kirik) built in 1864. Important Estonian diplomat and politician Jaan Poska (1866–1920) was born in the house of local sacristan next to the church. Estonian military commander Nikolai Helk (1886–1941) was later born in the same house. Orthodox cemetery was established already in 1861. Gallery File:Laiuse Jumalaema Sündimise kirik.jpg, Ruins of Laiuse Orthodox Church in Laiusevälja. File:Mõisak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaan Poska
Jaan Poska VR III/1 (; , Laiusevälja, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia – 7 March 1920, Tallinn, Estonia) was an Estonian barrister and politician. Early life Poska was born the fifth of 12 children of a Russian Orthodox parish schoolmaster and received his secondary education at the Orthodox church's school in Riga. He entered medical school at the University of Tartu, but soon transferred to law where he graduated in 1890. Poska was the first ethnic Estonian admitted to the bar in Tallinn where he worked as barrister. Career Jaan Poska was mayor of Tallinn during 1913–1917. In that position he supported reforms, like reforming healthcare and founding two schools. In April 1917, he became governor of the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia. 1917 the '' Maapäev'' refused to recognize the new Bolshevik rule and proclaimed itself the supreme legal authority of Estonia. The Republic of Estonia formally declared independence on 24 February 1918, only to be occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laiuse Castle
Laiuse Castle (Estonian language, Estonian: ''Laiuse ordulinnus'', German language, German: ''Burg Lais'') was a Livonian Order castle in Laiusevälja, Jõgeva Parish, Estonia. The castle is now in ruins. Laiuse Castle was the first castle in Estonia built to cope with firearms. The oldest part of the castle was probably built in the end of 14th century by the Livonian Order. It was first mentioned in 1406. In 1558 during the Livonian War the castle was conquered by Tsardom of Russia, Russian troops and badly damaged. Nonetheless, the castle was later still in use both by Poland, Polish and Sweden, Swedish rulers. During the Great Northern War, from 1700 to 1701, after the Battle of Narva (1700), Battle of Narva, the Swedish king Charles XII of Sweden, Charles XII established his winter quarters here. For five months Laiuse was the administrative center of Swedish Empire. See also * List of castles in Estonia External links * Gallery File:Laiuse linnus 2.jpg, File:Laius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jõgeva Parish
Jõgeva Parish ( et, Jõgeva vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 13,513 (2018) and an area of 458 km² (177 mi²). Populated places ;Towns: Jõgeva (administrative center) ;Small boroughs: Kuremaa - Laiuse - Palamuse - Sadala - Siimusti - Torma ;Villages: Alavere - Änkküla - Eerikvere - Ehavere - Ellakvere - Endla - Härjanurme - Imukvere - Iravere - Järvepera - Jõune - Kaarepere - Kaave - Kaera - Kaiavere - Kantküla - Kärde - Kassinurme - Kassivere - Kaude - Kivijärve - Kivimäe - Kodismaa - Koimula - Kõnnu - Kõola - Kudina - Kurista - Laiusevälja - Leedi - Lemuvere - Liikatku - Liivoja - Lilastvere - Lõpe - Luua - Mooritsa - Mullavere - Mõisamaa - Nava - Näduvere - Ookatku - Oti - Õuna - Paduvere - Painküla - Pakaste - Palupere - Patjala - Pedja - Pikkjärve - Pööra - Praaklima - Rääbise - Raadivere - Raaduvere - Rahivere - Rassiku - Reastv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laiuse
Laiuse (german: link=no, Lais) is a small borough (') in Estonia. It is located in Jõgeva County and is a part of Jõgeva Parish. As of 2011 census, the settlement's population was 371.Laiuse Middle Schoolis one of the oldest in Estonia, being established in 1822. Laiuse is the location of the medieval Laiuse church. The church was first mentioned in 1319. In the church yard, there's an old lime tree, which was supposedly planted there by king Charles XII of Sweden during his visit in 1701. Gallery File:Laiuse kirik.jpg, Laiuse church File:Laiuse pastoraadi peahoone.jpg, Laiuse rectory main building File:Laiuse kalmistu.JPG, Cemetery File:Laiuse kalmistu kabel.JPG, Cemetery chapel File:Laiuse mägi11.JPG, Laiuse hill See also *Laiuse Romani *Laiuse Castle *Laiuse church *Laiusevälja Laiusevälja ( Estonian for ''Laiuse Field'') is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located about 10 km northeast of the town of Jõgev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Helk
Nikolai Helk (25 February 1886 in Laiuse Kirikuküla, Jõgeva Parish, Kreis Dorpat – 14 May 1941 in Tallinn) was an 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 from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...n Major General Judge Advocate and President of the Supreme Military Tribunal between 1935 and 1940. He was executed by the Soviet occupation forces on 14 May 1941. References 1886 births 1941 deaths People from Jõgeva Parish People from Kreis Dorpat Eastern Orthodox Christians from Estonia Estonian major generals Imperial Russian Army officers Russian military personnel of World War I Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class II Recipients of the Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Class III Recipients of the Order of Lāčplēsis, 3rd class Estonian people e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions et, asum (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are five types of settlement units in Estonia: *town/city ( et, linn) *town without municipal status () *borough () *small borough () *village () See also * Municipalities of Estonia *List of cities and towns in Estonia *Counties of Estonia Counties ( et, maakond, plural ') are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. The government (') of each county is led by a ' (gover ... Notes External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Estonia
Counties ( et, maakond, plural ') are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. The government (') of each county is led by a ' (governor) who represents the national government (') at the regional level. Governors are appointed by the national government for a term of five years. Each county is further divided into municipalities of two types: urban municipalities (towns, ') and rural municipalities (parishes, '). The number and name of the counties were not affected. However, their borders were changed by the administrative reform at the municipal elections Sunday 15 October 2017, which brought the number of municipalities down from 213 to 79. List Population figures as of 1 January 2021. The sum total of the figures in the table is 42,644 km2, of which the land area is 42,388 km2, so that 256 km2 of water is included in the figures. History In the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County ( et, 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 County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north. History Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties. County government The County government (Estonian: ''Maavalitsus'') was led by a governor (Estonian: ''maavanem''), who was appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2018, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From 01.01.2018 County governments were shut down in Estonia. Municipalities The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are three rural municipalities (Estonian: ''vallad'' – parishes) in Jõgeva County. See also *Vooremaa *Vooremaa ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality ( et, omavalitsus, plural ) is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the official languages of the European Union, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia. Classification Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family. The Finnic languages also include Finnish and a few minority languages spoken around the Baltic Sea and in northwestern Russia. Estonian is subclassified as a Southern Finnic language and it is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages. Alongside Finnish, Hungarian and Maltese, Estonian is one of the four official languages of the European Union that are not of an Indo-European origin. From the typological point of view, Estonian is a predominantly agglutinative language. The loss of word-final sounds is extensive, and this has made its inflectional morphology markedly more fusional, especially with respect to no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
