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Viimsi (german: Wiems) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, just north of Tallinn's subdistrict Merivälja. Viimsi is the administrative centre of Viimsi Parish. As of the 2011 census, its population was 2,341. Viimsi Manor, which was established by St. Brigitta Nunnery (in Pirita), was first mentioned in 1471 as ''Wiems''. After the Great Northern War, the manor had multiple owners, among them the Stenbock, Buxhoeveden, Maydell and Schottländer families. After the dispossession in 1919 the manor was given to the Commander-in-chief of the Estonian Army, General Johan Laidoner, who owned it until 1940. During World War II, it was used by the Red Army. Since 2001, the building has housed the National War Museum of Estonia The Estonian War Museum (full name Estonian War Museum – General Laidoner Museum; et, Eesti Sõjamuuseum – kindral Laidoneri muuseum) is a war museum in Viimsi, Estonia. The museum is ... [...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] |
Pirita Convent
Pirita Convent ( et, Pirita klooster) was a monastery for both monks and nuns dedicated to St. Brigitta, located in the district of Pirita in Tallinn, Estonia. It functioned from 1407 to 1575. It was the largest convent in Livonia, and one of the largest in Northern Europe. History The idea of founding the monastery dates to merchants (H. Huxer, G. Kruse, H. Swalbart) of Tallinn of around 1400. In 1407, two monks from Vadstena Abbey arrived in Tallinn to counsel the merchants. The first permit to break dolomite to gather building material for building the complex was acquired in 1417. The convent was constructed under the supervision of the architect Heinrich Swalbart. The main church of the monastery was consecrated on 15 August 1436 by the Bishop of Tallinn Heinrich II. Several of the merchants who had originally proposed the monastery later became its monks. During its heyday, Pirita Convent became the largest Catholic monastery in Livonia. The decline of the convent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miiduranna
Miiduranna is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It's located about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, situated just northwest of Tallinn's subdistrict Merivälja, west of the settlement Viimsi and south of Haabneeme, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 358. It is one of the wealthiest regions in Estonia. Half of the village's area is occupied by the Miiduranna Harbour, which is connected to Maardu via railroad. Miiduranna was first mentioned in 1588 as ''Mitorannes''. Miiduranna is connected to the centre of 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 ' ... by Tallinn Bus Company's route nr. 1A (Viru keskus – Viimsi Keskus), average traveling time is about 25 minutes. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mähe
Mähe is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 5,957 (). Gallery File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Mähe.JPG, File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Mähe-Kuusenõmme street.JPG, File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Mähe-Ussilaka street.JPG, File:EU-EE-TLN-Pirita-Mähe.JPG, File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Mähe-Randvere street.JPG, See also *Kloostrimets Kloostrimetsa (Estonian for "''Convent Forest''") is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It's located north of the Pirita River and is mostly covered by the park forest Kloostrimets (''Cloister F ... References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pärnamäe
Pärnamäe 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 north of Tallinn's subdistrict Mähe and east of the settlement Viimsi Viimsi (german: Wiems) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, just north of Tallinn's subdistrict Merivälja. Viimsi is the administrative centre of Viimsi Parish. As of the 2011 c .... Pärnamäe has a population of 1,191 (as of 1 January 2011). References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubja
Lubja is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern 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 .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National War Museum Of Estonia
The Estonian War Museum (full name Estonian War Museum – General Laidoner Museum; et, Eesti Sõjamuuseum – kindral Laidoneri muuseum) is a war museum in Viimsi, Estonia. The museum is dedicated to military history of Estonia. The museum is named after Estonian general Johan Laidoner. The museum was established in 1919 as ''Museum of the Estonian War of Independence''. At the time of establishing, the Estonian War of Independence was not over (ended in 1920). 1921–1940, the leader of the museum was Taavet Poska. At this time, the museum was located in Tallinn Old Town at Vene Street 5. In 1940, the museum was closed. The museum was re-established in 2001. Due to the limited space around the Viimsi Manor house, the potential new location for the museum may be in Patarei Sea Fortress Patarei Prison (Estonian: ''Patarei vangla''), also known as Patarei Sea Fortress and Tallinn Central Prison (''Tallinna Keskvangla''), commonly known as The Battery (''Patarei''), is a bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Laidoner
Johan Laidoner ( – 13 March 1953) was an Estonian general and statesman. He served as Commander‑in‑Chief of the Estonian Armed Forces during the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence and was among the most influential people in the Estonian politics between the world wars. Born in Viiratsi, Kreis Fellin, Governorate of Livonia, Laidoner joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1901 and fought in World War I. Following the Russian revolution in 1917, he commanded the Estonian national units of the Russian army. In 1918, the Estonian Provisional Government appointed him commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the newly independent Republic of Estonia. After the Estonian War of Independence, he served as a member of the parliament (''Riigikogu'') from 1920 to 1929. He was once again appointed commander-in-chief during the 1924 Communist coup attempt, and then again from 1934 to 1940. After the Soviet occupation in 1940, he was arrested and deported to Russia, where he died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maydell
Maydell is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Anna von Maydell (1861–1944), German-Baltic artist and metal beater * Ernst von Maydell (Landrat) (1767–1843), Estonian Landrat * Ernst von Maydell (1888–1960), German-Baltic graphic designer * Bernd Baron von Maydell (1934–2018), German lawyer and university professor in social law. * Eva Maydell (born 1986), Bulgarian politician * Sabine von Maydell (born 1955), German television actress * Eveline Adelheid von Maydell (née Frank, 1890–1962), German silhouette artist * Viktor von Maydell (1833–1898), Baltic German railway engineer and former mayor of Reval (now 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 ' ...) See also * House of Maydell {{surname, Maydell Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buxhoeveden Family
The House of Buxhoeveden was a Baltic German noble family of Lower Saxon origin in Estonia and Russian Empire, with roots tracing to Bexhövede. In Sweden, the family is considered part of the unintroduced nobility. Notable family members * Albert of Riga (1165–1229), third Bishop of Riga, founder of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword * Hermann of Dorpat (1163–1248), first Bishop of Dorpat * Reinhold von Buxhoeveden (est. 1480s-1557), was bishop of the Bishopric of Saare-Lääne from 1532 to 1541. * Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoevden (1750–1811), Russian Infantry General * Baroness Sophie Buxhoeveden (1883–1956), lady in waiting to Tsarina Alexandra of Russia * Arthur von Buxhoevden (1882–1964), Baltic-German military personnel (Colonel). Gallery File:Єпископ Альберт.gif, Albert of Riga on a Latvian coin. File:Buxhoevden.jpg, Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden File:Sophie Buxhoeveden (right) and Anastasia Hendrikova.jpg, Sophie Buxhoeveden (right) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenbock (family)
The Stenbock family is an old Swedish noble family, of which one younger branch established itself in Finland and another younger branch in Estonia, both of them in the mid 18th century, of which the first was entered into the rolls of the Finnish House of Nobility and the latter received both Estonian and Russian letters of nobility. Notable members *Ebba Stenbock (15??–1614) *Catherine Stenbock (1535–1621) *Gustaf Otto Stenbock (1614–1685) *Magdalena Stenbock (1649–1727) *Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock (1658–1714) *Magnus Stenbock (1664–1717) *Eric Stenbock (1858–1895) Gallery File:COA_family_sv_Stenbock_(grevliga_ätten).svg, Arms of the Swedish counts Stenbock, the main branch of the family File:Stenbok-fermor 11-34.jpg, Arms of the Stenbock-Fermor branch of the family File:KatarinaStenbock.JPG, Catherine Stenbock File:Gustaf Otto Stenbock.jpg, Gustaf Otto Stenbock File:Magnus Stenbock, 1665-1717.jpg, Magnus Stenbock File:Eric Stenbock.jpg, Eric Stenbock File:Ridda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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