Infobox Horse name EstonianDraft status image image caption altname Eston Arden, ref name Hendricks Estonian Ardennes ref name EABA country Estonia group1 std1 features The EstonianDraft or Eston Arden is a horse breed breed of draft horse developed in Estonia . They were developed from a cross of Estonian horse Estonian Native horses and Swedish Ardennes and officially recognized by the Estonian ... Viru County L ne Viru and Ida Viru County Ida Viru counties. ref name Vet The EstonianDraft is one of three recognized horse breeds in Estonia the others being the Tori horse Tori and the Estonian Native horse. ref name EABA cite web url http www.etll.ee english ?Horses publisher Estonian ... concern and the breed is considered to be endangered by the Estonian government. Although originally used for heavy draft work, they are now used mainly for small scale gardening. Breed characteristics Estonian Drafts are generally bay horse bay or chestnut coat chestnut in color. Through ... History Estonian horse Estonian Native horses were crossed with Swedish Ardennes stallion s to create a draft horse that was an easy keeper that was powerful yet fast. ref name Hendricks cite book page ... DAD and the breed was officially recognized by the Estonian government in 1953. ref name Vet cite web url http www.vet.agri.ee ?op body&id 346 title Estonian Heavy Draught publisher Estonian Veterinary and Food Board accessdate 2011 03 28 ref At the same time the EstonianDraft was developed, the Lithuanian Heavy Draft and the Soviet Heavy Draft also came into being in order to serve a demand for heavy draft horses in the Soviet Union . ref cite web url http www.ansi.okstate.edu breeds horses sovietheavydraft index.htm title Soviet Heavy Draft publisher Oklahoma State University work Breeds of Livestock accessdate 2011 03 28 ref As of 1994, there were approximately 400 Estonian Drafts in existence ... Preliminary results on relationship among Estonian Heavy Draught Horse breed author Rooni, Krista and Haldja ... more details
Wiktionary Estonian may refer to Something of, from, or related to Estonia , a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe Estonians people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent For more information about the Estonian people, see Demographics of Estonia and Culture of Estonia . For specific persons, see List of Estonians The Estonian language See also Languages of Estonia Estonian cuisine disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ar it Estone ... more details
For a discussion of British and American spelling differences Draught and draft Wiktionary draft draught TOC right Draft or draught may mean Draught beer or other beverage, served from a bulk keg or cask rather than a bottle or can Demand Draft, a Negotiable instrument Watercraft dimensions Draft hull , distance from waterline to keel Draft sail , degree of curvature in a sail Air draft , distance from waterline to the highest point on a vessel Selection processes Conscription , compulsory enrollment of persons especially for military service Draft politics , groundswell of support to compel a candidate to run for office Draft sports , selection of players for professional sports teams Entertainment The Draft band , an American punk rock band The Draft comics The Draft comics , a 1988 one shot comic book from Marvel Comics WWE Draft , a World Wrestling Entertainment program which drafts superstars to different WWE brands Draughts , board game, a.k.a. checkers Drapht , an Australian hip hop singer Draft 7.30 , an album by British electronic band Autechre Other uses Chimney draught , outgoing flow into chimney of gases from combustion Mechanical draft , incoming flow of air to burn fuel for a boiler or engine Sight draft , or time draft, an order for the payment of money by a banker Draft document , a version of an unfinished document or other written work Draft engineering , the angle added to features perpendicular to the parting line of a casting or molding Banker s draft , a form of check where the funds are taken directly from the financial institution See also Draft horse Drafted comics Drafted comics Drafting disambiguation Drought , reduced water supply disambig de Draft ja ru th ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Estonian Legion abbreviation image caption dates October 1942 May 1943 country flagicon Nazi Germany Nazi Germany allegiance branch Image Flag Schutzstaffel.svg 23px Waffen SS type role size Regiment command structure equipment Commanders Past Commanders ceremonial chief colonel of the regiment notable commanders Franz Augsberger Insignia identification symbol identification ... anniversaries decorations battle honours The Estonian Legion lang et Eesti Leegion , lang de Estnische ... World War II , mainly consisting of Estonians Estonian soldiers. Creation File Estonian Legion recruiting point.jpg thumb Registration point for the volunteers of the Estonian Legion , September ... being welcomed by Estonian official Hjalmar M e . The formation was announced on 28 August 1942 ... Franz Augsberger was nominated to be the commander of the legion and the later 3 Estonian SS Volunteer ... EW cite book title Estonian Vikings Esnisches Ss Freiwilligen Battallion Narwa and Subsequent Units ... 3rd Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade Main 3rd Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade In order to recruit more ... up all Estonian men born between 1919 1924. As the result 5,300 men were conscripted into the Estonian ... Estonian Regiment and the Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade was established on May 5, 1943. ref ... in order to avoid the draft about 5,000 men escaped to Finland. Over half of these men volunteered ... were included with the Estonian SS Volunteer Brigade that was renamed the 3 Estonian SS Volunteer ... Grenadier Division of the SS 1st Estonian By January 1944 the German military situation in the Eastern ... of Estonia J ri Uluots gave his support to the draft. As the result about 38,000 men were conscripted, the units of Estonian Legion, the Finnish Infantry Regiment 200 were returned to Estonia and were reformed into the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS 1st Estonian . See also Estonia in World ... to Estonian Legion in Estonian Category Military units and formations of the Waffen SS Category Military ... more details
Commons category Estonian native horse Tori horse Finnhorse North Swedish Horse EstonianDraft Notes ...Refimprove date June 2011 Infobox Horse name Estonian Horse status image Estonian native horse.jpg image caption altname Estonian Klepper, Estonian Native country Flag icon Estonia Estonia group1 group2 group3 std1 std2 std3 features Estonian horse lang et eesti hobune , also known as the Estonian native , the Estonian Klepper , or natively the Eesti hobune , is a relatively small horse breed originating in Estonia . It originated over than 2800 years ago. The Estonian horse has influenced several Baltic region Baltic horse breeds, including the Tori horse Tori horse . The breed is strong and is resistant against sickness. The breed is nowadays most common in Estonia. Characteristics The Estonian horse is rather small, measuring hands 14.3 at the withers . It is strong, yet not heavily built. The most common colourations are black horse black , bay horse bay , chestnut coat chestnut , and gray .... Also Finland has a breed association for the Estonian Horse. History The Estonian Horse is descended ... Swedish Horse and the Dole Gudbrandsdal . The Estonian Horse has retained its qualities and looks ... desirable, and many Estonian Horses were crossbred with heavier draught horses to create stronger animals. The first documents concerning attempts to improve the Estonian Horse are from the founding ... daughters was the founding mare of the Tori Horse. Even the Vyatka horse was influenced by the Estonian ... numbers had fallen quite a lot during the war. Estonian Native Horse Breeders Society in original it s English too and an Estonian Horse breed registry studbook were founded in 1921. By 1937, only 13 stallions had been used, and the Estonian horse was becoming inbred due to the scarcity of strains ... that, however, but the Estonian Bush Pony . ref http ridochtravsport.se forum yaf postsm244 Olandshast ... estoniannative index.htm Estnisk h st hos Breeds of Livestock DEFAULTSORT Estonian Horse Category ... more details
File Eesti Maja.jpg thumb Celebration of Estonian Declaration of Independence Estonian Independence Day at the Sydney Estonian House. File Mart Sander performance at the Estonian House in London.jpg thumb Mart Sander performing at the London Estonian House. File Civic club1.jpg thumb New York Estonian House An Estonian House lang et Eesti Maja is a center of Estonian culture , usually overseas. Numerous Estonian Houses were set up after the Soviet occupation of Estonia led to tens of thousands of Estonian ... Estonian House opened Estonian School in London, a volunteer supported Estonian language school teaching based on Estonian curricula employing fully qualified teachers with teaching experience from Estonian comprehensive and high schools. ref Postimees 31 May 2009 14 50 http www.postimees.ee ?id 125962 Londonis avati Eesti Kool ref New York New York Estonian House was bought in 1946 by Estonian ... on Manhattan . It houses a number of Estonian organizations such as the New York Estonian School, the editorial office of Estonian language newspaper Vaba Eesti S na , choruses for men and women and a folk dancing group. External links http www.estonianhousenewyork.com New York Estonian House http www.estohouse.com Toronto Estonian House http www.eestimaja.com Chicago Estonian House http adelaide.eesti.org.au social.html Adelaide Estonian House http www.baltimoreeestlased.org est maja.htm Baltimore Estonian House http www.estonianhouselakewood.org Lakewood Estonian House http www.estonianhouselondon.org London Estonian House http eestimaja.googlepages.com Leicester Estonian House http eesti.us Los Angeles Estonian House http web.comhem.se eesti.maja Stockholm Estonian House http www.eestimaja.ee Tallinn Estonian House http www.eesti.org.au estonian houses Estonian Houses in Australia http www.eestimaja.ee sisu index.php?id 18 A list of Estonian Houses maintained by Tallinn Estonian House References reflist Estonian diaspora Category Estonian culture Estonia stub et Eesti Maja ... more details
Infobox Non profit Non profit name Estonian Institute Non profit logo Non profit type Cultural institution founded date 1989 founder Government of Estonia location origins key people area served Worldwide product Estonian Culture of Estonia cultural education focus method revenue endowment num volunteers num employees num members subsid owner Non profit slogan homepage dissolved footnotes The Estonian Institute is a non governmental and non profit organisation aiming to promote Estonia n culture ... independence Estonian independence movement by Lennart Meri , later the first foreign minister ... Meri . Activities The task of the Estonian Institute is to spread information about Estonian society ... of Estonian language and culture outside Estonia. Over the years the Institute has published dozens ... lecturers of Estonian language and culture to universities abroad and supplied the study centres with relevant material. Presently, the Estonian Institute s main areas of activity are publishing diverse ... the online encyclopaedia http www.estonica.org Estonica and the Estonian cultural events calendar http www.culture.ee Culture.ee . The Estonian Institute also organises conferences, festivals, exhibitions and seminars about Estonian culture, replies to Estonia related queries, and receives translators ... booklets Information booklets about Estonia http elm.estinst.ee Estonian Literary Magazine http www.estinst.ee Ea Magazine Estonian Art Locations The Estonian Institute has offices abroad located in Helsinki ... . External links http www.estinst.ee Estonian Institute s homepage http ekkm.estinst.ee ?lang et Estonian studies abroad http www.viro instituutti.fi Estonian Institute in Finland http www.estinst.ee sverige Estonian Institute in Sweden http www.esztorszag.hu Estonian Institute in Hungary http www.estonica.org Web encyclopedia Estonica http www.culture.ee Culture.ee Estonian culture events calendar Category Organizations established in 1989 Category Estonian culture Category Estonian language Category ... more details
About full Estonian passports issued to Estonian citizens other uses Estonian alien s passport Infobox Identity document document name Estonian passport image Eesti pass.jpg image caption The front cover of a contemporary Estonian biometric passport image2 Estpassport.jpg image caption2 The information page of a contemporary Estonian biometric passport date first issued May 22, 2007 using jurisdiction flag Estonia document type Passport purpose Identification eligibility Estonian nationality law Estonian citizenship expiration 5 years after issuance An Estonian Passport is an identity document ... Citizenship and Migration Board of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Estonia and by Estonian ... design, Estonian passports are Burgundy color burgundy , with the Coat of arms of Estonia Estonian ... is inscribed below the coat of arms. Estonian passports have the standard biometric symbol at the bottom. Identity Information Page Image Estonian passport information page.jpg thumb 250px Information page of machine readable Estonian passports issued between July 2005 and May 2007 The biodata page of an Estonian passport includes the following information Photo of the passport holder Type P for ordinary ... EST. Passport Note Estonian passports issued between February 2002 and May 2007 contain a note ... to international norms. The note inside Estonian passports states The holder of this passport is under ... page information page is printed in Estonian language Estonian , English language English and French language French . Passport types Image Estdippassport.jpg 180px thumb right Cover of an Estonian biometric diplomatic passport For Estonian citizens, apart from ordinary passports, diplomatic and service ... www.gemalto.com public sector travel doc estonia.html Estonian ePassport solution ref Possession ... . Starting from June 2009, all applicants for an Estonian passport are required to provide their fingerprints ... List of passports Estonian ID card Estonian nationality law Visa requirements for Estonian citizens ... more details
Infobox Airline airline AS Estonian Air logo Estonian Air logo.svg logo size 250 fleet size 11 8 orders ... EuroBonus IATA OV ICAO ELL callsign ESTONIAN parent founded 1 December 1991 ref http www.estonian ... div AS Estonian Air Regional Estonian Aviation Fuelling Services AS Estonian Air Jet Leasing Ltd AS Amadeus Eesti div website http www.estonian air.com www.estonian air.com AS Estonian Air is the flag carrier airline of Estonia , and is based in Tallinn . ref http www.estonian air.ee estonian air contact Contact AS Estonian Air . Estonian Air. Retrieved on 18 January 2010. Address Lennujaama ... network via Stockholm , Oslo , Trondheim and Copenhagen from Estonia. AS Estonian Air has two subsidiaries and two joint ventures Estonian Air Jet Leasing Ltd which owns the airline s aircraft and in co operation with the parent company AS Estonian Air Regional operates Saab 340 aircraft and provides commercial air services to the neighboring region Estonian Aviation Fuelling Services AS provides ... to local travel agents. ref name FI Flight International 3 April 2007 ref Estonian Air is owned by the Estonian government 97.34 and SAS Group 2.66 . It has 372 employees March 2012, including AS Estonian Air Regional . ref http estonian air.com en about us news press releases estonian air ... Airlines, Estonian Air is not a member of the Star Alliance but it is a part of the SAS loyalty programme, EuroBonus . History File Estonian Air Yak 40.jpg thumb left Yakovlev Yak 40 at Helsinki Airport in 1994 The airline was established by the Estonian government with aircraft acquired from the defunct ... 1 Al AS Estonian Air.html AS Estonian Air ref Estonian Air started operation on 1 December 1991 .... In March 2007 Estonian Air announced that they will lease another Boeing 737 500 and serve a new destination, Vienna . Estonian Air has leased two Saab 340 s and in June 2008 Estonian Air established a new company Estonian Air Regional. Under that name it added new destinations from Tallinn to Kuressaare ... more details
Cleanup date September 2007 Estculture The earliest mentioning of Estonian singing dates back to Saxo Grammaticus Gesta Danorum c. 1179 . Saxo speaks of Estonian warriors who sang at night while waiting ... Estonian sacrificial customs, gods and spirits. In 1578 Balthasar Russow describes the celebration ... Gutslaff speaks of the veneration of holy springs and J.W. Boecler describes Estonian superstitious beliefs in 1685. Estonian folklore and beliefs including samples of folksongs appear in Topographische ... Estonian folksongs, translated into German in his Volkslieder 1778 . republished as Stimmen der V lker ... Period 1750 1840 Estophile Enlightenment Period 1750 1840 increased interest in Estonian folklore ... ehstnischen Sprache , the journal for studies on Estonian language, literature and folklore. In Beitr ge ... Estonian Society was founded as the central organization for collecting and studying Estonian folklore. A leading figure in the society Friedrich Robert Faehlmann published a number of Estonian legends and myths in German based on genuine Estonian folklore and on Ganander s Finnish mythology, The Dawn and Dusk Koit ja H marik being considered one of the most beautiful Estonian myths having popular origin. Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald started collecting Estonian folklore in 1843 but ended ... as The Old tales of the Estonian People in 1866 In 1842 The Society of the Estonian Literati ... the first scholarly publication on Estonian folksongs. In total 1300 songs are given in Estonian language and in German translation. The president of The Society of the Estonian Literati, Pastor Dr. Jakob Hurt , considered the King of Estonian folklore began collecting Estonian folklore in the 1870s ... 1868 1946 studied at the University of Helsinki , was the first folklore scholar of Estonian descent ... students were Oskar Loorits and et August Annist . Loorits became the director of the Estonian Folklore Archives founded in 1927. His major field was folk religion and mythology, a study on Estonian ... more details
Expand Estonian Eesti hagijas date February 2012 File Go czy esto ski MB 01.jpg thumb right Estonian Hound commonscat Estonian Hound The Estonian Hound Estonian language Estonian eesti hagijas is a scent hound like dog breed breed which is the only dog breed developed in Estonia . It was bred in 1947 when the Soviet Union s national economy ministry decided that every country in the Union must have its own dog breed. Estonian Hound s height is convert 17 21 in cm and it weighs convert 33 44 lb kg . It is medium sized and well muscled with strong bone structure. They have shiny rough short haired coat. The dog s coat colour can be blackish brown, red or saddle like patch on the dog s back. The Estonian Kennel Union is presently working on the recognition of the breed by the F d ration Cynologique Internationale . hounds Category Hounds Category Dog breeds originating in Estonia Category Mammals of Europe dog stub et Eesti hagijas ja fi Eestinajokoira sv Estlandsst vare ... more details
unreferenced date October 2009 update date June 2010 File Estonian Police and Border Guard Board coat of arms.svg thumb upright The coat of arms of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board , previously used by the Estonian Police The Estonian Police Eesti Politsei in Estonian language Estonian are the law enforcement agency of Estonia . Structure They are under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which supervises five central agencies the Police Board, the Kaitsepolitseiamet Security Police Board , the Police and Border Guard Board and the Estonian Rescue Board Rescue Board . It also administers the Inspection of Data Protection and Public Service Academy which is an educational institution providing applied higher education in the field of policing as well as in other fields of administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The highest ranking police officer holds the title of National Police Commissioner. The central agency is the Estonian Police Board which manages, directs and co ordinates the activities of all police units under its administration. The Estonian Police has three national units the Central Criminal Police, the Central Law Enforcement and the Forensic ... police chiefs are called prefects. History The Estonian Police was founded on 12 November 1918, and it existed until the summer of 1940 when the Estonian State formally lost its independence to the Soviet Union . The foundation of the Estonian Police took place in extremely difficult conditions at the time of the War of Independence. The Estonian Police was re established within the jurisdiction ... the Estonian State regained its independence. The act, passed on 20 September 1990, set out the transition period during which the dissolution of the Soviet Militia and the formation of the Estonian Police was to be completed. The period ended on 1 March 1991 which was the restoration date of the Estonian ... Official website Estonian Estonia topics state autocollapse Europe topic Law enforcement in Use ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Estonian Americans br small Ameerika eestlased br small image div style white space nowrap br File Michael Roos TitansvsPackers Nov 2 08.jpg x114px br File Steve Jurvetson.jpg x121px File Msc 2007 Saturday, 14.00 16.00 Uhr Zwez001 Ilves.jpg x121px caption Michael Roos br Steve Jurvetson Steve J rvetson Toomas Hendrik Ilves poptime 25,034 small 2000 small ref name EstonianCensus popplace California New York New Jersey Washington state Washington Florida langs American English , Estonian language Estonian rels Protestantism Protestant Lutheranism Lutheran related Estonians , Finnish American s The Estonian Americans lang et Ameerika eestlased are citizen s or residents of the United States who are of Estonians Estonian ancestry, mainly descendants of people who left ... US census , there were over 25,000 Americans of full or partial Estonian descent, ref name EstonianCensus ... margin left 1em colspan 2 Estonian American population br as of the 2000 U.S. census ref name EstonianCensus http web.archive.org web 20041214052417 www.euroamericans.net estonian census.htm People of Estonian Ancestry, U.S. 2000 Census ref California 3,465 New York 2,892 New Jersey 2,331 Washington ... agriculture in the Russian Empire transformed Estonian farmers into migrants. The pressures of industrialization drove numerous Estonian peasants to emigrate to the United States continuing ... at the end of the 1980s. Famous Estonian Americans main List of Estonian Americans Conductor Neeme J rvi ... Urb born January 24, 1977 is an Estonian living and working in the United States. Kerli K iv born February 7, 1987 , better known mononymously as Kerli, is an Estonian pop singer residing in the United ... New York Estonian House References reflist External links http www.everyculture.com multi Du Ha Estonian Americans.html Estonian Americans at Countries and Their Cultures EstonianDiaspora European Americans Category American people of Estonian descent Category Estonian American history Category ... more details
Infobox ethnic group group Estonian Swedes image File Flag of Noarootsi Parish.svg 250px caption Flag of Noarootsi parish, based on Swedish and Estonian flags population regions languages Swedish language Swedish , Estonian language Estonian region1 flag Estonia pop1 211 1,000 small ref1 ref http pub.stat.ee ... The Estonian Swedes , Estonia Swedes , or Coastal Swedes lang sv estlandssvenskar , Estonia Swedes , colloquially ... of what is now western and northern Estonia . The beginning of the continuous settlement of Estonian ... early mentions of Swedes in Estonia came in 1341 and 1345 when an Estonian monastery in Padise sold .... Swedish, along with German language German and Estonian language Estonian , was one of the official ... rule, and the Estonian Swedes suffering continued as, for example, the Agrarian reforms which liberated the land of Estonian serfs in 1816, did not apply to Estonian mostly non serf Swedes. Forced ... At certain times during Russian Estonia period, groups of Estonian Swedes were forced to leave Estonia ... of Gammalsvenskby . Conditions improve The Estonian Swedes positions improved during the 1850s ... concerning military bases. Many of the islands upon which Estonian Swedes lived were confiscated, bases ... was occupied by, and annexed into, the Soviet Union, and their voice in government was lost. Estonian ... German occupation , into the Wehrmacht German armed forces . Most of the remaining Estonian Swedes ..., there were 6,554 Estonian Swedes and 21,815 ethnic Estonian refugees in Sweden. ref Seppo Zerterberg ... 806 9 Finnish ref Today File Maria Murman.jpg 250px thumb Maria Murman 1911 2004 , an Estonian Swede ... Estonian Swedes are regrouping and re establishing their heritage, by studying Swedish language and culture. They are led by the Estonian Swedish Council, which is backed by the Estonian government ... publisher Statistikaamet Statistical Office of Estonia language Estonian and English isbn 9985 74 202 8 format PDF accessdate 2009 09 23 ref There are however many Estonian Swedes and descendants of Estonian ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox pig breed name Estonian Bacon country Estonia The Estonian Bacon lang et eesti peekon is a meat pig breed from Estonia . It was developed from local landrace by crossbreeding it with German Landrace German , Danish Landrace Danish and Swedish Landrace pig Swedish landraces. Its appearance looks similar to the Danish Landrace . See also List of domestic pig breeds External links http www.fao.org docrep 009 ah759e AH759E10.htm Estonian Bacon Category Pig breeds originating in Estonia estonia stub livestock stub de Estnisches Speckschwein et Eesti peekon ... more details
Infobox language name Estonian nativename eesti keel states EST br Estonian immigrant communities see ... Finnic script Latin script Latin Estonian alphabet nation EST br EU agency small Institute of the Estonian ... est lc1 ekk ld1 Standard Estonian lc2 vro ld2 V ro language V ro notice IPA Estonian eesti keel IPA ... the birthright of the Estonian language. Kristjan Jaak Peterson 1801 22 , the first student at the then German language University of Tartu to acknowledge his Estonian origin, is commonly regarded as a herald of Estonian literature Estonian national literature and considered the founder of modern Estonian poetry. His birthday on March 14 is celebrated in Estonia as the First language Mother ... written literary works in the Estonian language. Writings in Estonian became significant only in the 19th ... Identity and Independence By Jean Jacques p.84 ISBN 9042008903 ref After the Estonian War of Independence , the Estonian language became the state language of the newly independent country. When Estonia was invaded and occupied by the Soviet Union in World War II , the status of the Estonian language ... was termed as the language of friendship of nations and was taught to Estonian children, sometimes as early as in kindergarten. Although teaching Estonian to non Estonians in schools was compulsory ... era, The Law on the Status of the Estonian Language was adopted in January 1989. The collapse ... independence independence . Estonian went back to being the only state language in Estonia. Estonian literature main Estonian literature Image EstonianGrammar1637.jpg thumb 200px Estonian grammar published in Reval in 1637 by Heinrich Stahl The oldest records of written Estonian date from the 13th century. Originates Livoniae in Chronicle of Henry of Livonia contains Estonian place names, words and fragments of sentences. The earliest extant samples of connected Estonian are the so called ... of Altaic Civilization By Denis Sinor ISBN 0700703802 ref In 1525 the first book published in the Estonian ... more details
Estculture Estonian literature lang et eesti kirjandus refers to literature written in the Estonian language c. 1.100.000 speakers ref http www.britannica.com eb article 9033090 Estonian literature Estonian ... works in Estonian language. The oldest records of written Estonian date from the 13th century. Originates Livoniae in Chronicle of Henry of Livonia contains Estonian place names, words and fragments of sentences. The Liber Census Daniae 1241 contains Estonian place and family names. ref name DWE http books.google.com books?id owQBH74N8CIC&dq The Development of Written Estonian By George Kurman ISBN 0 7007 0380 2 ref The earliest extant samples of connected Estonian are the so called Kullamaa prayers ... Estonian translation of the Lutheran catechism by S.Wanradt and J. Koell 1535 . For the use of priests an Estonian grammar was printed in German in 1637. ref http books.google.com books?id CnckpL8auSIC ... into V ro language southern Estonian in 1686 northern Estonian, 1715 . Based on northern Estonian the two dialects were united by Anton Thor Helle. Writings in Estonian became more significant ... Period 1750 1840 . The cultural stratum of Estonian, was originally characterised by a largely ... of Estonian literature Image EstonianGrammar1637.jpg thumb 200px Estonian grammar 1637 by Heinrich Stahl Folklore main Estonian folklore As opposed to the recentness of written literature, the collections of Estonian folklore tell of the ancient pre Northern Crusades period of independence. The first fragmentary records of Estonian folk poetry dating from the 13th century can be found in the Chronicle ... of Estonian folk songs in his anthology Volkslieder 1807 . Jakob Hurt 1839 1907 was the first to start systematically collecting Estonian folklore in the second half of the 19th century, planning a multi volume series on Estonian folklore, called Monumenta Estoniae Antiquae . Hurt coined the phrase ... and the European written word at Estonian Literature information Center ref Baltic Germans Chronicles ... more details
. During the seventies Estonian bands began touring in the Soviet Union , some of them becoming quite ... Estonian rock music was a copy of the UK Top 10 back in the sixties, the new Estonian punk music was highly ... music in the sixties punk rock was highly disliked by the Soviet authorities. Besides punk rock, the Estonian ... between the Estonian scene and the rest of the world. Despite this, Estonia remained a step ... a large following, becoming arguably the most influential Estonian rock band ever. The late 1990s were the lowpoint of the Estonian rock scene. Acts from the first half of the decade continued with minor .... External links http www.estonianmetal.com Estonianmetal.com Overview of Estonian metal bands, releases, news and other events World rock Category Estonian music Category Rock music by nationality ... more details
Traditional Estonian cuisine has substantially been based on meat and potato potatoes , and on fish ... Eesti Toit infoserver v2.0.3.0 Bot generated title ref Estonian eating habits have historically been ... 120px Flounder The first course in traditional Estonian cuisine is based on cold dishes a selection of meats and sausages served with potato salad or Rosolje , an Estonian signature dish, almost identical ... fish as a part of the Estonian cold table. Smoked or marinated eel , crayfish dishes, and imported ... gravy and often served with sauerkraut or other vegetables has been the traditional Estonian ... and Kama food kama . Rhubarb pies are a favorite. Another popular dessert is kringle Estonian kringel ... Estonian red Ribes currant kissel gallery Drinks A traditionally popular drink called kali similar ... Estonian fruit wines made of apples or different berries . Milk is also widely drunk ... in 1807, and Saku Brewery , founded in 1820. Other dairy products besides milk Estonian piim ... roasted potatoes have been part of the traditional Estonian menu that nowadays are mostly Christmas ... . Modern Estonian cuisine The previous segments have dealt largely with the most basic underpinnings of traditional Estonian food, as handed down by an agrarian society and adapted to modern times in the most ... cuisine. Many influences have nudged modern Estonian eating into more diverse and open directions ..., and Swedes to the Russians. German nobles who colonized the Estonian countryside with hundreds of manors ... on Estonian cooking, although for a great many years, precious few of these influences trickled down to the impoverished Estonian peasants. Things began to change with the gradual emancipation of the Estonian people in the 19th century and as a result of urbanization. By the time that Estonia ... Estonian urban centers sported a diverse variety of restaurants and cafes that featured dishes from many European cuisines as well as the local menu. There was also a flowering of good cooking in Estonian ... more details
Orphan date October 2011 The Estonian Biocentre EBC lang et Eesti Biokeskus is a genetics and genomics research institute located in Tartu , Estonia . It s a joint venture between the University of Tartu and the Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics . The goal is to promote research and technological development RTD of gene and cell technologies in Estonia . EBC was established in 1986. The current director of EBC is Prof. Richard Villems . ref name ebc cite web title FrontPage url http vvv.ebc.ee publisher Estonian Biocentre accessdate 29 May 2011 ref References reflist External links official website http vvv.ebc.ee Category 1986 establishments Category Genetics or genomics research institutions Category Research institutes in Estonia Category University of Tartu sci org stub genetics stub Estonia university stub ... more details
The Estonian Silverball is an annual award by Estonian Football Journalists Club, given to the footballer for the best goal scored for the Estonia national football team Estonian national team . The award was launched in 1995. Martin Reim and Indrek Zelinski have won the award a record three times. class wikitable sortable Year Winner Goal 1995 Martin Reim fb Slovenia 1996 Argo Arbeiter fb Andorra 1997 Martin Reim fb Lithuania 1998 Sergei Terehhov fb Faroe Islands 1999 Martin Reim fb Faroe Islands 2000 Indrek Zelinski bb Hong Kong 2001 Andres Oper fb Netherlands 2002 Teet Allas fb Moldova 2003 Indrek Zelinski fb Andorra 2004 Kristen Viikm e fb Liechtenstein 2005 Andres Oper fb Slovakia 2006 Tarmo Neemelo fb Turkey 2007 Indrek Zelinski fb Andorra 2008 Vjat eslav Zahovaiko fb Faroe Islands 2009 ref cite news url http www.soccernet.ee hobepalli ilusaima varava eest voitis konstantin vassiljev title H bepalli ilusaima v rava eest v itis Konstantin Vassiljev video publisher Soccernet.ee date 2 January 2010 accessdate 3 January 2012 ref Konstantin Vassiljev fb Armenia 2010 ref cite news url http sport.postimees.ee ?id 365618 title Eesti koondise ilusaima v rava l i Tarmo Kink publisher Postimees date 1 January 2011 accessdate 1 January 2011 ref Tarmo Kink fb Serbia 2011 ref cite news url http soccernet.ee hobepalli voitis kostja vassiljev title H bepalli v itis Kostja Vassiljev publisher Soccernet.ee date 2 January 2012 accessdate 3 January 2012 ref Konstantin Vassiljev fb NIR References Reflist Estonian Silverball Football in Estonia Use dmy dates date March 2012 Category Football in Estonia Category Association football trophies and awards Category Awards established in 1995 Category Estonian awards et H bepall pl Srebrna Pi ka Estonii ... more details
Infobox political party country Estonia name english Estonian Greens name native Erakond Eestimaa Rohelised logo File Eestimaa Rohelised logo.svg 220px colorcode 80BB3D leader Aleksei Lotman br Toomas Trapido br Triin Veber br spokespersons foundation 25 November 2006 ideology Green politics international Global Greens european European Green Party europarl colours Green headquarters Toom R tli 10 3, Tallinn website http roheline.erakond.ee http roheline.erakond.ee seats1 title Riigikogu seats1 Infobox political party seats 0 101 hex 80BB3D seats2 title European Parliament seats2 Infobox political party seats 0 6 hex 80BB3D Green politics sidebar expanded all Estonian Greens Erakond Eestimaa Rohelised is an Politics of Estonia Estonian green politics green political party . Valdur Lahtvee , an organizer, reported that on 2006 11 01, more than 1000 members had been recruited for the Green Party Initiative Group to register as a political party under Estonia n law, opening doors for running at the coming parliament elections in March 2007. History The green environmentalist campaign, the Estonian Green Movement lang et Eesti Roheline Liikumine was established by Juhan Aare in May 1988. The Estonian Green Party was established on August 19, 1989, and a rival Green Party under the leadership of Vello Pohla in May 1990. After 2 years of fragmentation the party Estonian Greens was established on December 1991. Only one representative, Rein J rlik was elected to Parliament in September 1992. ref cite book title Political Parties of Eastern Europe last Bugajski first Janusz year 2002 publisher M.E. Sharpe isbn 1563246767 url http books.google.com books?id 9gGKtLTQlUcC&pg PA69&dq ... ref In the Estonian parliamentary election, 2007 parliamentary elections held in March 2007 , the Estonian ... 2011. ref http www.parties and elections.de estonia.html Legislative elections ESTONIA ref In the Estonian ... politics List of environmental organizations External links http roheline.erakond.ee Estonian Greens ... more details
Expand Estonian Eestikeelne Vikipeedia date August 2011 Infobox website name Wiki favicon Estonian Wikipedia screenshot logo File Wikipedia logo v2 et.png 135px caption url http et.wikipedia.org et.wikipedia.org commercial No location Miami, Florida type Internet encyclopedia project language Estonian language Estonian registration Optional owner Wikimedia Foundation author The Estonian Wikipedia is the Estonian language Estonian version of Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia , started on 24 July 2002. Citation needed date January 2011 On 3 January 2011 it had 81,064 articles. On 7 December 2008 Estonian Wikipedian Andres Luure was one of fifteen individuals recognized for volunteerism in Estonia for 2008. ref http etv.err.ee arhiiv.php?id 88400 An ETV archive of the 2008 Aasta Vabatahtlik award ceremony. Andres Luure s time segment 39 48 41 33 ref As of CURRENTMONTHNAME CURRENTYEAR , it has about formatnum expr NUMBEROF ARTICLES et round 3 encyclopedia article articles . ref http meta.wikimedia.org wiki List of Wikipedias ref Statistics align left bar box title Origin of edits 2011 04 2012 03 http stats.wikimedia.org wikimedia squids SquidReportPageEditsPerLanguageBreakdown.htm Source ... As of April 2012, The Estonian Wikipedia has the 3 sup rd sup greatest number of articles per speaker ... ref These figures were based on Ethnologue s estimate of 1,048,660 Estonian speakers. The Estonian ... 2012, the Estonian Wikipedia s number of articles accounts for approximately 23 of all the articles ... wiki List of Wikipedias by language group List of Wikipedias by Language Group ref The Estonian ... ref As of April 2012, there the Estonian Wikipedia has 487 active contributors and 36 administrators ... share of editors. Curiously, as much as 1.2 of edits to the Estonian Wikipedia were made from ... icon http et.wikipedia.org Estonian Wikipedia et icon http et.m.wikipedia.org Estonian Wikipedia mobile ... nl Estische Wikipedia pt Wikip dia em estoniano ru simple Estonian Wikipedia ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name Estonian Navy br Eesti Merev gi image Image Estonian Navy emblem.svg ... structure Estonian Defence Forces garrison Miinisadam garrison label Headquarters equipment equipment label nickname patron motto colors colors label march mascot battles Estonian War of Independence ... Kaitsev gi Estonian Defence Force . In total, there are about four commissioned ships in the Estonian ... it one of the smallest navies in the world. The Estonian Navy has been reduced severely since the second .... In general the Estonian Navy in the terms of maritime naval terminology can be classified between ... on friendly port visits, the Estonian Navy has participated in numerous time at NATO s naval joint ... operations and the Estonian current naval doctrine does not envisage deployments far away from its home bases. Although the Merev gi being a hybrid of the brown green water navy does not imply that the Estonian ... of the Estonian Defence Forces subject to the Estonian Navy. The battalion was created from the crews of the Estonian surface warships and was based in Tallinn. Coastal batteries main Coastal batteries of Estonia Deleted image removed File ENCB 6.jpg 200px thumb right Estonian 305mm naval heavy ... were ordered and the construction works began at the end of the 1890s. During the Estonian War of Independence and after the Treaty of Tartu Russian Estonian Treaty of Tartu the Estonia Navy began to rebuild and develop the coastal defence network. From 1918 to 1940 Estonia invested millions of Estonian ... batteries presented a considerable naval force and were considered among the Estonian Navy elite forces ... provides BALTRON with on shore facilities for the staff. Since 1995 Estonian Navy ships have participated ... the Baltic navies to be part of the force. SNMCMG1 is also one of the Estonian Navy s main NATO ... operations have been carried out in Estonian waters by the Estonian Mineships Division in close co operation ... to safe seagoing. ref http www.mil.ee index eng.php?s merevagi Estonian Navy mine warfare ref The Estonian ... more details
The Estonian alphabet is used for writing the Estonian language and is based on the Latin alphabet , with German alphabet German influence. As such, the Estonian alphabet has the letters , , and A, O, and U with Trema diacritic umlaut , which represent the vowel sounds IPA , IPA and IPA y , respectively. Unlike the German umlauts, they are considered to be separate letters and part of the alphabet, and are alphabetised as separate letters. The most distinguishing letter in the Estonian alphabet, however, is the O with tilde , which was added to the alphabet in the 19th century by Otto Wilhelm Masing and stands for the vowel IPA . In addition, the alphabet also differs from the Latin alphabet by the addition of the letters and S and Z with caron h ek , and by the position of Z in the alphabet it has been moved from the end to between S and T or and . In Blackletter W was used instead of V. Johannes Aavik insisted that the letter be replaced by Y, as it has been in the Finnish alphabet. The official Estonian alphabet has 27 letters div style font size large text align center A , B , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , R , S , , Z , , T , U , V , , , , div The oblique type oblique letters are so called foreign letters v rt hed . F , , Z and occur only in loanword s and foreign proper names. C , Q , W , X and Y do not occur in Estonian words , but are used in writing foreign proper names . Including also the foreign letters , alphabet consists of the following 32 letters div style font size large text align center A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , , Z , , T , U , V , W , , , , , X , Y div The alphabet is occasionally written and recited without even the letters appearing ... http www.eki.ee keel et003.html The Estonian alphabet http euro.typo.cz Typo.cz Information on Central European typography and typesetting Category Latin alphabets Category Estonian language ba ... more details
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