|
Metsiku Manor
Metsiku is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. History The village arose on the territory of Metsiku Manor, part of Haljala Parish (''Kirchspiel Haljall''). In 1872, Danel Pruhl established the first library to serve Estonians, Estonian peasants. Name The village was originally called ''Koduvere'' (german: Koddofer), and it was attested in written sources as ''Kottewæræ'' in 1241 and ''Koddeuer'' in 1524. The philologist Lauri Kettunen (philologist), Lauri Kettunen connected this name to the word ''koda'' 'house, building', whereas suggested that it is derived from a personal name (Finnish ''Kotia'', Estonian ''Kotti''). The name ''Metsiku'' was applied to the village in the 20th century, referring to Metsiku Manor after its dissolution. Metsiku was attested in written sources in the personal name ''Hans Lode von Metzkus'' in 1504 and as ''Metzkuß '' in 1524. According to Enn Tarvel, the name ''Metsiku'' comes from the adjective ''metsik'' ' ... [...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] |
Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern. Lääne-Viru borders Ida-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south, and Järva and Harju counties to the west. In January 2013, Lääne-Viru County had a population of 58,806: 4.5% of the population in Estonia. History In prehistoric times, Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians of the Vironian tribe. County Government The County Government ( et, maavalitsus) is led by a governor ( et, maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia. Since 2014, the governor position has been held by Marko Torm. The county seat is Rakvere. Municipalities The county is subdivided into municipalities. There is one urban municipality ( et, linnad – towns) and seven rural municipalities ( et, vallad – parishes) in Lä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haljala Parish
Haljala Parish ( et, Haljala vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4297 (2021) and an area of 549 km². Populated places Small borough Haljala - Võsu Villages Aaspere - Aasu - Aasumetsa - Aaviku - Adaka - Altja - Andi - Annikvere - Auküla - Eisma - Eru - Essu - Idavere - Haili - Idavere - Ilumäe - Joandu - Kakuvälja - Kandle - Karepa - Kärmu - Käsmu - Karula - Kavastu - Kisuvere - Kiva - Kõldu - Koljaku - Koolimäe - Korjuse - Kosta - Kärmu - Lahe - Lauli - Lihulõpe - Liiguste - Lobi - Metsanurga - Metsiku - Muike - Mustoja - Natturi - Noonu - Oandu - Paasi - Pajuveski - Palmse - Pedassaare - Pehka - Pihlaspea - Põdruse - Rutja - Sagadi - Sakussaare - Salatse - Sauste - Tatruse - Tepelvälja - Tidriku - Tiigi - Toolse - Tõugu - Uusküla - Vainupea - Vanamõisa - Varangu - Vatku - Vergi - Vihula - Vila - Villandi - Võhma - Võle - Võsupere Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The zone uses daylight saving time, so that it uses UTC+03:00 during the summer. A number of African countries use UTC+02:00 all year long, where it is called Central Africa Time (CAT), although Egypt and Libya also use the term ''Eastern European Time''. The most populous city in the Eastern European Time zone is Cairo, with the most populous EET city in Europe being Athens. Usage The following countries, parts of countries, and territories use Eastern European Time all year round: * Egypt, since 21 April 2015; used EEST ( UTC+02:00; UTC+03:00 with daylight saving time) from 1988–2010 and 16 May–26 September 2014. See also Egypt Standard Time. * Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), since 26 October 2014; also used EET in years 1945 and 1991–2011. See also Kaliningrad Time. * Libya, since 27 October 2013; switched from Central European Time, which was u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European and Middle Eastern countries, which makes it the same as Arabia Standard Time, East Africa Time, and Moscow Time. During the winter periods, Eastern European Time ( UTC+02:00) is used. Since 1996, European Summer Time has been applied from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Previously, the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Usage The following countries and territories use Eastern European Summer Time during the summer: * Belarus, Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–89, regular EEST from 1991-2011 * Bulgaria, regular EEST since 1979 * Cyprus, regular EEST since 1979 ( Northern Cyprus stopped using EEST in September 2016, but returned to EEST in March 2018) * Estonia, Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–88, regular EEST since 1989 * Finland, regu ... [...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] |
Metsiku Manor
Metsiku is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. History The village arose on the territory of Metsiku Manor, part of Haljala Parish (''Kirchspiel Haljall''). In 1872, Danel Pruhl established the first library to serve Estonians, Estonian peasants. Name The village was originally called ''Koduvere'' (german: Koddofer), and it was attested in written sources as ''Kottewæræ'' in 1241 and ''Koddeuer'' in 1524. The philologist Lauri Kettunen (philologist), Lauri Kettunen connected this name to the word ''koda'' 'house, building', whereas suggested that it is derived from a personal name (Finnish ''Kotia'', Estonian ''Kotti''). The name ''Metsiku'' was applied to the village in the 20th century, referring to Metsiku Manor after its dissolution. Metsiku was attested in written sources in the personal name ''Hans Lode von Metzkus'' in 1504 and as ''Metzkuß '' in 1524. According to Enn Tarvel, the name ''Metsiku'' comes from the adjective ''metsik'' ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haljala
Haljala is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. It's located about 10 km northwest of the town of Rakvere, by the Tallinn–Narva (Tallinn–Saint Petersburg) road (part of E20). Haljala is the administrative centre of Haljala Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,084. Haljala was first mentioned in 1241. One of the main sights in Haljala is Haljala church. It was initially built on an important crossing of Tallinn–Narva road with a road from Rakvere to the northern coast, particularly to the Toolse harbour. The first church was wooden and was built in the 13th century. The present stone church was built in the end of 14th century. Notable people *Herbert Johanson (1884–1964), architect *Gerli Padar (born 1979), singer *Tanel Padar (born 1980), singer * Rain Veideman (born 1991), basketball player * Kadri Voorand, singer * Peeter Tooming, photographer *Jaan Tooming Jaan Tooming (born 28 March 1946 in Tall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonians
Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Estonia who speak the Estonian language. The Estonian language is spoken as the first language by the vast majority of Estonians; it is closely related to other Finnic languages, e.g. Finnish, Karelian and Livonian. The Finnic languages are a subgroup of the larger Uralic family of languages, which also includes, e.g., the Sami languages. These languages are markedly different from most other native languages spoken in Europe, most of which have been assigned to Indo-European family of languages. Estonians can also be classified into subgroups according to dialects (e.g., Võros, Setos), although such divisions have become less pronounced due to internal migration and rapid urbanisation in Estonia in the 20th century. There are approximately 1.1 million ethnic Estonians and their descendants with some degree of Estonian identity worldwide; the large majority of them are living in Estonia. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauri Kettunen (philologist)
Lauri Kettunen (12 February 1905 – 15 August 1941) was a Finnish fencer and modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics. He was an officer in the Finnish army reaching the rank of major. He died during the Continuation War while fighting along the Finnish III Corps in Kiestinki Kestenga (russian: Кестеньга; krl, Kiestinki; fi, Kiestinki), is a rural village in the Loukhsky District of the Republic of Karelia in Russia on the northern shore of Lake Topozero. It is the administrative centre of the ''Kestenga r .... References External links * 1905 births 1941 deaths People from Kamennogorsk Sportspeople from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish male épée fencers Finnish male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for Finland Olympic modern pentathletes for Finland Fencers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1928 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1936 Summer Olympics Finnish mili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enn Tarvel
Enn Tarvel (until 1939 Enn Treiberg; July 31, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an Estonian historian. Early life and education Enn Tarvel was born in the village of Metsiku, where he also grew up, the son of Valdek Tarvel (né Treiberg; 1882–?) and Emilie Tarvel (née Kuulberg; 1896–?). His uncle was the historian Peeter Tarvel. He attended the seven-year school in Annikvere and Rakvere Estonian High School (later renamed Rakvere High School No. 1), where he graduated in 1950 with a silver medal. He then started studying at Tartu State University's Faculty of History and Languages, and he graduated from the university in 1955 in general history. His thesis was on the history of England. He then worked at the Inter-District Local History Museum in Tartu and also gave lectures at Tartu State University. In 1957, he enrolled in a graduate program in Tallinn, and in 1961 he defended his thesis in history on the relations between the Estonian peasantry and the state estates duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peeter Tarvel
Peeter Tarvel (until 1935 Peeter Treiberg; 11 July 1894 Vihula Parish (now Haljala Parish), Wierland County – 19 October 1953 Omsk, Russian SFSR) was an Estonian politician and historian. He was a member of I Riigikogu. He became a member of the Riigikogu on 18 October 1921. He replaced Artur Bach. On 17 October 1922, he resigned his position and he was replaced by Johannes Lehman. He was sent to a prison camp for "unsociable elements," where he died. He was the uncle of the historian Enn Tarvel Enn Tarvel (until 1939 Enn Treiberg; July 31, 1932 – September 22, 2021) was an Estonian historian. Early life and education Enn Tarvel was born in the village of Metsiku, where he also grew up, the son of Valdek Tarvel (né Treiberg; 1882– .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tarvel, Peeter 1894 births 1953 deaths People from Haljala Parish People from Kreis Wierland Estonian Social Democratic Workers' Party politicians Estonian Socialist Workers' Party politicians Member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
