karst spring
A karst spring or karstic spring is a spring (outflow of groundwater) that is part of a karst hydrological system.
Description
Because of their often conical or inverted bowl shape, karst springs are also known in German-speaking lands as a ''Top ...
in
Kose Parish
Kose Parish ( et, Kose vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 5,737 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of . The population density is 24.2 inhabitants per km2.
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, Harju County,
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 ...
that overflows after heavy rains.
In
Estonian folklore
The earliest mentioning of Estonian singing dates back to Saxo Grammaticus' ''Gesta Danorum'' (c. 1179). Saxo spoke of Estonian warriors who sang at night while waiting for a battle. Henry of Livonia at the beginning of the 13th century describe ...
, it is said to be caused by witches lashing each other underground. In 2012 the Tuhala Witch's Well was voted as a "Wonder of Estonia".
References
Further reading
*Loodusmälestised 22. Harjumaa-Raplamaa, Kohila karstivaldkond. Kose, Kohila. Compiled by Hella Kink. Edited by
Anto Raukas
Anto Raukas (17 February 1935 – 19 April 2021)Suri akadeemik Anto Raukas was an . Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus. Tallinn 2011.
* Marju Kõivupuu. 101 Eesti pühapaika. Tallinn: Varrak 2011, pp 190–193.
*Ants Talioja. Tuhala radadel. OÜ Kadmirell. Tallinn 2012.
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Gustav Vilbaste
Gustav Vilbaste (until 1935 Gustav Vilberg; 3 September 1885 in Haavakannu, Kodasoo Parish – 21 February 1967 in Tallinn) was an Estonian botanist, publicist and conservationist.
He wrote the first Estonian-language keybooks on Estonian flo ...
. Loodusvaatleja nr 4/5 september 1936. Special number of Kose.