Erastfer
Erastvere (german: Errestfer, vro, Erästvere) is a village in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located just southeast of Kanepi, the centre of the municipality, and is passed by the Tallinn–Tartu– Võru–Luhamaa road ( E263). As of 2011 Census, the village's population was 286. The village centre is situated by the 16.3 ha Lake Erastvere, which is the origin of the Ahja River. The Võhandu River also passes Erastvere on its western side. Erastvere is the site of the former Erastvere (''Errestfer'') knight manor. The main building hasn't survived, a newer nursery home building is located on the site. On , during the Great Northern War, the Battle of Erastfer took place about 3 km southeast of Erastvere in nowadays Magari village. The Russian troops with 18,800 men took the victory over the Swedish 2,470 men. It was the first significant Russian victory in the Great Northern War. On 1 March 2021 Soodoma village was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Battle Of Erastfer
The Battle of Erastfer (also Battle of Errestfer, Battle of Erastvere) took place on 29 December 1701 ( O.S.) / 30 December 1701 (Swedish calendar) / 9 January / 1702 ( N.S.) near Erastfer in eastern Swedish Livonia (present-day Erastvere in Estonia) between a Russian force of around 13,000 regulars along with 6,000 irregulars led by general Boris Sheremetev and a Swedish force of about 3,470 men (at least 1,000 men were absent from the ranks for various reasons on the day of the battle, resulting in an actual fighting force of about 2,200–2,470 men), under the command of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach. The Swedes were defeated, with a loss of 1,000 men killed and captured along with all their artillery pieces.Otto Sjögren, W. A. V. Schlippenbachs lifländska här (Historisk tidskrift för år 1896). p. 307–309 The Russians sustained about 1,000 killed along with another 2,000 wounded (according to a Russian soldier who later admitted, after being captured by the Swedes, to 3, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony– Poland–Lithuania. Frederick IV and Augustus II were defeated by Sweden, under Charles XII, and forced out of the alliance in 1700 and 1706 respectively, but rejoined it in 1709 after the defeat of Charles XII at the Battle of Poltava. George I of Great Britain and the Electorate of Hanover joined the coalition in 1714 for Hanover and in 1717 for Britain, and Frederick William I of Brandenburg-Prussia joined it in 1715. Charles XII led the Swedish army. Swedish allies included Holstein-Gottorp, several Polish magnates under Stanislaus I Leszczyński (1704–1710) and Cossacks under the Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazepa (1708 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kanepi Parish
Kanepi Parish ( et, Kanepi vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Põlva County. It has a population of 4,662 (as of 1 January 2020) and an area of . The administrative centre is Kanepi. It was created in 2017 with the merger of Valgjärve, Kõlleste, and Kanepi Parish. Settlements ;Small borough Kanepi ;Villages Abissaare - Aiaste - Erastvere - Hauka - Heisri - Hino - Hurmi - Häätaru - Ihamaru - Jõgehara - Jõksi - Kaagna - Kaagvere - Karaski - Karilatsi - Karste - Koigera - Kooli - Kooraste - Krootuse - Krüüdneri - Lauri - Maaritsa - Magari - Mügra - Närapää - Palutaja - Peetrimõisa - Piigandi - Piigaste - Pikajärve - Pikareinu - Prangli - Puugi - Põlgaste - Rebaste - Saverna - Sirvaste - Soodoma - Sulaoja - Sõreste - Tiido - Tuulemäe - Tõdu - Valgjärve - Varbuse - Veski - Vissi - Voorepalu Religion Geography The lakes Aalupi, Erastvere and Hüüdre are located in Kanepi Parish. 2018 Flag After the 2017 merger with Va ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Magari, Estonia
Magari is a village in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. It's located about 4.5 km southeast of Kanepi, the administrative centre of the municipality, neighbouring the Erastvere, Põlgaste, Soodoma and Lauri villages. As of 2011 Census, the village's population was 57. On , during the Great Northern War, the Battle of Erastfer took place in Magari. The Russian troops with 18,800 men took the victory over the Swedish 2,470 men. It was the first significant Russian victory in the Great Northern War. The Ahja River The Ahja ( et, Ahja jõgi) is a river in Estonia. The river is long. The river begins at Lake Erastvere and empties into the River Emajõgi. Gallery Ahja jõgi, Läänistel, 2008.jpg, The Ahja in Lääniste in 2008 Ahja river, Valgemetsa. ... passes Magari on its northern border with Lauri village. References Villages in Põlva County {{Põlva-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in 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, and t ... (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 Notes External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Statistics Estonia
Statistics Estonia ( et, Statistikaamet) is the Estonian government agency responsible for producing official statistics regarding Estonia. It is part of the Ministry of Finance. The agency has approximately 320 employees. The office of the agency is in Tatari, Tallinn. Statistics In November 2018, Statistics Estonia had released a metric of the exports of goods which showed increase by 18% while in December of the same year the industrial producer price index had fallen by .6% in comparison to last month but rose by 1.6%. According to the Statistics Estonia, it weighed pork production of the country and confirmed that the pork production had decreased from 50,000 tons in 2015 to 38,400 in 2017 as a result of the '' African swine fever virus''. In 2019, Statistics Estonia estimated that there are 1,323,820 people living in the country as of 1 January 2019 which is 4,690 then last year. See also *Demographics of Estonia * Census in Estonia * 2011 Estonia Census * Eurostat R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mitrofan Grekov
Mitrofan Borisovich Grekov (Russian: Митрофан Борисович Греков; born: Mitrofan Pavlovich Martyshchenko; 15 June Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O. S. 3 June 1882 – November 27, 1934) was a Russian and Soviet painter, considered to be the "father of Soviet battle painting". Biography Born in a Cossack family, at the age of 15, he went to study painting, first at the Odessa Art School (with Kiriyak Kostandi), then 5 years later, after successfully passing the exams, he ended up at the Imperial Academy of Arts">St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, where he studied with Ilya Repin and Franz Roubaud. During his studies, he worked on Roubaud's panoramas "Defense of Sevastopol" and "Battle of Borodino". In 1911, for the competitive work "Oxen in the Plow" he was awarded the title of artist. From 1912 he served in the Life Guards Ataman Regiment. During the First World War he fought for three years at the front, f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Riigi Teataja
''Riigi Teataja'' (State Gazette) is a public journal of the Republic of Estonia. The first issue was published on 27 November 1918. Since 1 June 2002, Riigi Teataja was published in electronic form, as Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja Elektrooniline Riigi Teataja (commonly abbreviated eRT) is the web-based outlet for publication of laws and official announcements of the Republic of Estonia. It is modelled after the older paper-based publication, Riigi Teataja. Under Estonian ..., in parallel with the paper version. The last issue of the paper version of Riigi Teataja was published on 31 May 2010. References External links Digital versions of Riigi Teataja (1918–1944) Publications established in 1918 Newspapers published in Estonia Government gazettes 1918 establishments in Estonia {{Estonia-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Soodoma
Soodoma was a village in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. It was located about 4.5 km southeast of Kanepi, the administrative centre of the municipality, by the Tallinn–Tartu–Võru– Luhamaa road ( E263), just next to Erastvere. As of 2011 Census, the village's population was 150. On 1 March 2021 Soodoma village was dissolved and its territory was merged into Erastvere village. The village was specially known for its odd name referring to the infamous biblical city Sodom Sodom may refer to: Places Historic * Sodom and Gomorrah, cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis United States * Sodom, Kentucky, a ghost town * Sodom, New York, a hamlet * Sodom, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Sodom, West Virginia, an .... It gained the name from a farmstead which was named by the local landlord from the Erastvere Manor. References Former villages in Estonia Populated places in Põlva County Kanepi Parish {{Põlva-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Võhandu River
Võhandu ( et, Võhandu) is a river in Estonia. Võhandu is the longest Estonian river fully in Estonian territory.http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/v%C3%B5handu_j%C3%B5gi3 In 1963 was founded protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ... in the valley of Võhandu. References Rivers of Estonia {{Estonia-river-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ahja River
The Ahja ( et, Ahja jõgi) is a river in Estonia. The river is long. The river begins at Lake Erastvere and empties into the River Emajõgi. Gallery Ahja jõgi, Läänistel, 2008.jpg, The Ahja in Lääniste in 2008 Ahja river, Valgemetsa.JPG, The Ahja near Valgemetsa Kiidjärve_vesiveski.jpg, Kiidjärve watermill, built in 1914 Väike Taevaskoda 2011.jpg, Taevaskoja Talv Väike-Taevaskojas.jpg, Winter in 2016 External links Rivers of Estonia {{Estonia-river-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lake Erastvere
Lake Erastvere is a lake of Estonia. See also *List of lakes of Estonia ''This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.'' Largest lakes All lakes ''List is incomplete'' See also * External links {{Europe topic, List of lakes of * Estonia Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, locali ... Erastvere Kanepi Parish Erastvere {{Estonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |