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Suure-Jaani
Suure-Jaani is a town in the northern part of the county of Viljandimaa in Põhja-Sakala rural municipality, 25 kilometres north of the town of Viljandi. Until 2017, Suure-Jaani was the administrative centre of Suure-Jaani rural municipality. History The oldest archaeological findings from the area date back to the 6th millennium B.C. At the end of the 12th century A.D., the Lehola hill fort of ancient Estonians was built at a location (now known as Lõhavere) approximately two kilometres north-east of the present town border. The hill fort was the centre of the northernmost district (Estonian: ''kihelkond'') in the historical Estonian county of Sakala and also one of the centres of Estonians' fight against the conquest of German Sword Brethren in the 13th century, including in the Battle of Lehola. Not much except the hill remains of it but the place (known in Estonian also as ''Lembitu linnamägi'') is still visited as a tourist attraction. 2/3 of the hill-fort have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suure-Jaani õigeusu Kirik
Suure-Jaani is a Populated places in Estonia, town in the northern part of the county of Viljandi County, Viljandimaa in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Põhja-Sakala rural municipality, 25 kilometres north of the town of Viljandi. Until 2017, Suure-Jaani was the administrative centre of Suure-Jaani Parish, Suure-Jaani rural municipality. History The oldest archaeological findings from the area date back to the 6th millennium B.C. At the end of the 12th century A.D., the Lehola hill fort of ancient Estonians was built at a location (now known as Lõhavere) approximately two kilometres north-east of the present town border. The hill fort was the centre of the northernmost district (Estonian: ''kihelkond'') in the historical Estonian county of Sakala County, Sakala and also one of the centres of Estonians' fight against the conquest of German Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Sword Brethren in the 13th century, including in the Battle of Lehola. Not much except the hill remains of it but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suure-Jaani Parish
Suure-Jaani Parish ( et, Suure-Jaani vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. It had a population of 6,178 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 742.83 km2. Settlements ;Town Suure-Jaani ;Small borough Olustvere ;Villages Aimla - Ängi - Arjadi - Epra - Ilbaku - Ivaski - Jälevere - Jaska - Kabila - Kärevere - Karjasoo - Kerita - Kibaru - Kildu - Kobruvere - Kõidama - Kootsi - Kuhjavere - Kuiavere - Kurnuvere - Lahmuse - Lemmakõnnu - Lõhavere - Mäeküla - Metsküla - Mudiste - Munsi - Navesti - Nuutre - Paelama - Päraküla - Põhjaka - Rääka - Reegoldi - Riiassaare - Sandra - Sürgavere - Tääksi - Taevere - Tällevere - Ülde - Vastemõisa - Vihi - Võhmassaare - Võivaku - Võlli People Actress Raine Loo Raine Loo (28 March 1945 – 16 May 2020) was an Estonian stage, television and film actress. Early life and education Raine Loo was born in the former Taevere Parish in Viljandi County, which is now part of Põhja-S ... [...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 parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities ( Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu, Paide, Pärnu and Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality ( Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-type settlement. Ruhnu Parish contains only one village and is therefore a "village-parish". Some municipalities are divided into districts. The 8 urban districts (, singular ) of Tallinn have limited self-government, while ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lembitu
Lembitu ( Estonian also: Lembit, died 21 September 1217) was an ancient Estonian senior ( elder) from Sakala County and military leader in the struggle against conquest of the Estonian lands by the German Livonian Brothers of the Sword at the beginning of the 13th century. He is the only Estonian pre-Crusade ruler, about whom some biographical information is known (he is mentioned only in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry). Lembitu, also referred to in Latin as ''Lambite'', ''Lembito'' or ''Lembitus'', was first mentioned in chronicles in 1211. Troops led by Lembitu destroyed a troop of missionaries in the historical Estonian county of Sakala (''Sackalia'') and made a raid as far as Pskov, then a town of the Novgorod Republic. In 1215, Lembitu's Lehola (''Leal'') stronghold (situated near the present town of Suure-Jaani) was taken by Germans and Lembitu was taken prisoner. He was released in 1217. Lembitu attempted to unite the Estonians in order to withstand the German con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Põhja-Sakala Parish
Põhja-Sakala Parish ( et, Põhja-Sakala vald) is a rural municipality in Viljandi County.http://www.pohja-sakala.ee/ (accessed 7 March 2020) Settlements ;Towns Suure-Jaani, Võhma ;Boroughs Kõpu, Olustvere ;Villages Aimla, Ängi, Arjadi, Arjassaare, Arussaare, Epra, Iia, Ilbaku, Ivaski, Jälevere, Jaska, Kabila, Kangrussaare, Kärevere, Karjasoo, Kerita, Kibaru, Kildu, Kirivere, Kobruvere, Kõidama, Koksvere, Kõo, Kootsi, Kuhjavere, Kuiavere, Kuninga, Kurnuvere, Laane, Lahmuse, Lemmakõnnu, Lõhavere, Loopre, Maalasti, Mäeküla, Metsküla, Mudiste, Munsi, Navesti, Nuutre, Paaksima, Paelama, Paenasti, Pilistvere, Punaküla, Põhjaka, Päraküla, Rääka, Reegoldi, Riiassaare, Sandra, Saviaugu, Seruküla, Soomevere, Supsi, Sürgavere, Tääksi, Taevere, Tällevere, Tipu, Uia, Ülde, Unakvere, Vanaveski, Vastemõisa, Venevere, Vihi Vihi is a village in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County in central Estonia Estonia, formally th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorate Of Livonia
The Governorate of Livonia, also known as the Livonia Governorate, was a Baltic governorate of the Russian Empire, now divided between Latvia and Estonia. Geography The shape of the province is a fairly rectangular in shape, with a maximum length of 246 versts (262 km) and a width of 198 versts (211 km). The borders are: the Governorate of Estonia to the north, Lake Peipsi and the strait connecting it with Lake Pskov to the east, the Governorate of Pskov and Vitebsk to the south, the Governorate of Courland to the west, and the Gulf of Riga to the west. The length of the western border (the seacoast) is 280 versts (299 km). The area of the Livonian province (according to Strelbitsky) is 41,325.4 square versts (47,030.87 km2). Law The highest court is the Livländisches Hofgericht (Court of Appeal), the Landgericht (Courts of Appeal), the Ordnungsgericht (Courts of First Instance) for the gentry. Ordungsgericht), the county court (Kreisgericht) for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olustvere
Olustvere (german: Ollustfer) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County in central Estonia. It has a population of 465 (as of 2009). During the 19th century and supposedly earlier, the area surrounding the Olustvere estate and its manor (supposedly established in the middle of the 16th century) was one of the commercial and social centres of the Põhja-Sakala Parish, at that time ''Gross-Sankt Johannis'' parish, in Livonia. In 1847, Sts. Peter and Paul Eastern Orthodox congregation was established at Olustvere (at that time ''Ollustfer'') and a small church was built there in 1849. The congregation's cemetery was located at the nearby locality of Reegoldi. In the beginning of the 20th century, the congregation moved to Gross-St. Johannis, where a new church had been built and a new cemetery established. Olustvere railway station was built in 1901, and is located on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit) AS Eesti L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljandi County
Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. History Viljandimaa, under the German name of ''Kreis Fellin'', was an important centre of commerce and power in the Middle Ages. Today, there are numerous castle ruins there dating from that time. Soomaa National Park is a national park located partially within Viljandi County, Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km2, and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The park was created in 1993. Retrieved 25 January 2016. County government The[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Päraküla, Viljandi County
Päraküla is a village in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County in central Estonia. It has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ... of 107 (as of 2009). References Villages in Viljandi County {{Viljandi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities And Towns In Estonia
The following is a list of the 47 cities and towns in Estonia. Before the Republic of Estonia became an in independent nation in 1918, many of these locations were known in the rest of the world by their German language names which were occasionally quite different from the ones used in the Estonian language. During the 1944–1991 Soviet occupation of Estonia, placenames were transliterated into Russian (Cyrillic alphabet) in the Soviet central government's documents, which in turn lead to the use of several incorrect back-transliterations from Russian (Cyrillic) alphabet into English (and other Latin alphabets) in some English-language maps and texts during the second half of the 20th century (for example, incorrect ''Pyarnu'', ''Vilyandi'', ''Pylva'', instead of the correct Pärnu, Viljandi, Põlva). Tallinn is the capital and the most populous city of Estonia. There are 46 other ''linn'', i.e. cities and towns in Estonia (as of 2022). The Estonian word ''linn'' means both "a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthodox Christianity
Orthodoxy (from Greek: ) is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion. Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical councils in Antiquity, but different Churches accept different creeds and councils. Such differences of opinion have developed for numerous reasons, including language and cultural barriers. In some English-speaking countries, Jews who adhere to all the traditions and commandments as legislated in the Talmud are often called Orthodox Jews. Eastern Orthodoxy and/or Oriental Orthodoxy are sometimes referred to simply as “Orthodoxy”. Sunni Islam is sometimes referred to as "orthodox Islam". Religions Buddhism The historical Buddha was known to denounce mere attachment to scriptures or dogmatic principles, as it was mentioned in the Kalama Sutta. Moreover, the Theravada school of Buddhism follows strict adherence to the Pāli Canon ('' tripiṭaka'') and the commentaries s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation, Protestant Reformation. The reaction of the government and church authorities to the international spread of his writings, beginning with the ''Ninety-five Theses'', divided Western Christianity. During the Reformation, Lutheranism became the state religion of numerous states of northern Europe, especially in northern Germany, Scandinavia and the then-Livonian Order. Lutheran clergy became civil servants and the Lutheran churches became part of the state. The split between the Lutherans and the Roman Catholics was made public and clear with the 1521 Edict of Worms: the edicts of the Diet (assembly), Diet condemned Luther and officially banned citizens of the Holy Roman Empire from defending or propagatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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