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Nurmekund (
Low German : : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle L ...
: ''Nurmegunde'') was a small
independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
country (ancient Estonian county) on the north coast of Lake
Võrtsjärv Lake Võrtsjärv (; german: Wirzsee) is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km² (104 mi²). It is the second largest lake in Estonia (behind Lake Peipus), and the largest lake situated entirely within Estonia. The shallow ...
in Central
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, bordered by Sakala,
Alempois Alempois ( la, Alumbus) was a small independent landlocked county in ancient Estonia, bordered by Harjumaa, Järvamaa, Nurmekund, Sakala, and Läänemaa. Alempois had an area of approximately 400 hides. See also *Livonian Crusade *Monas ...
, Järvamaa, Mõhu, and
Ugandi Ugandi (Latin: ''Ungannia'' or ''Ugaunia''; lv, Ugaunija; Low German: ''Uggn'') was an independent county between the east coast of Lake Võrtsjärv and west coast of Lake Pskov, bordered by Vaiga, Mõhu, Nurmekund, Sakala, Tālava, and The ...
. Nurmekund had an area of approximately 600 hides.


See also

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History of Estonia The history of Estonia forms a part of the history of Europe. Humans settled in the region of Estonia near the end of the last glacial era, beginning from around 8500 BC. Ancient Estonia: pre-history Mesolithic Period The region has been p ...
* Imavere * Kabala *
Kolga-Jaani Kolga-Jaani is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, central 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 ...
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Kõo Kõo is a village in Viljandi County, Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Kõo Parish Kõo Parish ( et, Kõo vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. It had a population of 1,194 (as of 1 January 2009) and an a ...
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Livonian Crusade The Livonian crusade refers to the various military Christianisation campaigns in medieval Livonia – in what is now Latvia and Estonia – during the Papal -sanctioned Northern Crusades in the 12–13th century. The Livonian crusade was cond ...
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Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights The State of the Teutonic Order (german: Staat des Deutschen Ordens, ; la, Civitas Ordinis Theutonici; lt, Vokiečių ordino valstybė; pl, Państwo zakonu krzyżackiego), also called () or (), was a medieval Crusader state, located in Centr ...
* Pilistvere *
Põltsamaa Põltsamaa (german: Oberpahlen) is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. The town is situated on the Põltsamaa River, and features a 13th-century castle. Gallery Põltsamaa Jõgi.jpg, Põltsamaa River Põltsamaa Vabadussõja m ...
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Rulers of Estonia This list of rulers of Estonia starts with the ancient counties (''maakond'') and parishes (''kihelkond'') each headed by ''Seniores'' and ''Meliores'' (Elders) as noted by Henry of Livonia. The administrative jurisdiction of the parish and coun ...
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Võhma Võhma (german: Wöchma) is a town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin ...


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Kuidas elasid inimesed vanasti, möödunud sajandil ja praegu (Estonian)

9. - 13. saj.pärinevad Eesti aardeleiud (Estonian)


* ttp://www.poltsamaa.ee/index.php?main_id=72,1576,1580 Põltsamaa linnus (Estonian) {{Historic counties of Estonia Ancient counties of Estonia