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Karksi-Nuia
Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia''; ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli, Estonia, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south. History Karksi was first mentioned in the 12th century as an administrative center. Karksi Castle A vogt of Karksi is mentioned in written records for the first time in 1248, and construction of a castle in Karksi started sometime during the Middle Ages. Completion was however delayed as the castle was destroyed several times during the period. When it was finally completed during the 14th century, it was for a time an important stronghold for the Teutonic Order in southern Estonia, and since 1470 the residence of the local commander. During the Great Northern War the castle was destroyed and never rebuilt. Very little remains of the inner castle, which was separated from the outer ward by a moat, but the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karksi-Nuia Castle - Panoramio
Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia''; ) is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south. History Karksi was first mentioned in the 12th century as an administrative center. Karksi Castle A vogt of Karksi is mentioned in written records for the first time in 1248, and construction of a castle in Karksi started sometime during the Middle Ages. Completion was however delayed as the castle was destroyed several times during the period. When it was finally completed during the 14th century, it was for a time an important stronghold for the Teutonic Order in southern Estonia, and since 1470 the residence of the local commander. During the Great Northern War the castle was destroyed and never rebuilt. Very little remains of the inner castle, which was separated from the outer ward by a moat, but the outer walls and two square towers are relat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margus Hunt
Margus Hunt (born 14 July 1987) is an Estonian former professional American football defensive end. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at SMU. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints. Before taking up American football, Hunt competed in the discus throw and shot put, and was the former world junior record holder in discus throw. At , he is one of the tallest players in the NFL. Early life (track and field) Hunt grew up in the small town of Karksi-Nuia and took up athletics because "there wasn’t much to do". After trying decathlon he decided to concentrate on the throwing events – discus, shot and hammer throw. Hunt started training with Aleksander Tammert, an Olympic bronze medalist in discus throw from the 2004 Summer Olympics. Hunt competed in hammer throw at the 2003 World Youth Championships and discus at the 2004 World Junior Championships, placing eighth and six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karksi Parish
Karksi Parish () was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. In 2009, it has a population of 4,041 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 321.45 km2. After the 2017 Estonian municipal elections, municipal elections held on 15 October 2017, Karksi Parish was merged with Abja Parish, Abja and Halliste Parish, Halliste parishes and the town of Mõisaküla to form a new Mulgi Parish. Settlements ;Town Karksi-Nuia ;Villages Ainja - Allaste - Äriküla - Hirmuküla - Karksi - Kõvaküla - Leeli, Viljandi County, Leeli - Lilli, Viljandi County, Lilli - Mäeküla, Karksi Parish, Mäeküla - Metsaküla, Viljandi County, Metsaküla - Morna, Estonia, Morna - Muri, Viljandi County, Muri - Oti, Viljandi County, Oti - Pärsi - Polli, Estonia, Polli - Pöögle - Sudiste, Viljandi County, Sudiste - Suuga - Tuhalaane - Univere History Karksi was first mentioned in documents in 1241. In the 13th century the parish and the castle emerged. St. Peter's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Univere
Univere is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Äriküla, Metsaküla, Leeli, Polli, Karksi-Nuia and Kõvaküla Kõvaküla is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Ainja Ainja () is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia Estonia, officially the Rep .... References Villages in Viljandi County {{viljandi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality (, 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 Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, 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. Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulgi Parish
Mulgi Parish () is a rural municipality in southern Estonia. It is a part of Viljandi County. As of 2021, the municipality has a population of 7,372, and covers . Geography The administrative centre of the Mulgi municipality is the town of Abja-Paluoja. The municipality itself consists of 3 towns ( Abja-Paluoja, Karksi-Nuia, Mõisaküla); 2 small boroughs () ( Halliste, Õisu); and 58 villages: Abja-Vanamõisa, Abjaku, Ainja, Allaste, Äriküla, Atika, Ereste, Hirmuküla, Hõbemäe, Kaarli, Kalvre, Kamara, Karksi, Kõvaküla, Kulla, Laatre, Lasari, Leeli, Lilli, Mäeküla, Maru, Metsaküla, Mõõnaste, Morna, Mulgi, Muri, Naistevalla, Niguli, Oti, Päidre, Päigiste, Pärsi, Penuja, Põlde, Polli, Pöögle, Pornuse, Räägu, Raamatu, Raja, Rimmu, Saate, Saksaküla, Sammaste, Sarja, Sudiste, Suuga, Tilla, Toosi, Tuhalaane, Ülemõisa, Umbsoo, Univere, Uue-Kariste, Vabamatsi, Vana-Kariste, Veelikse, and Veskimäe. Rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kõvaküla
Kõvaküla is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It borders the villages Ainja Ainja () is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by ..., Äriküla, Univere, Karksi-Nuia and Karksi. References Villages in Viljandi County category:Kreis Pernau {{viljandi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karksi
Karksi () is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located near the town of Karksi-Nuia Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 ''Nuia''; ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli, Estonia, Polli and Karksi to the nort .... See also * Battle of Karksi (1600) References External linksMaps, Weather, and Airports for Karksi, Estonia- Global Gazetteer Version 2.1 Villages in Viljandi County Kreis Pernau {{viljandi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Northern War
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter the Great, Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Electorate of Saxony, Saxony–Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 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 Prussia, Frederick William I of Brandenburg-Prussia joined it in 1715. Charles XII led the Swedish army. Swedish allies included Holstein-Gottorp, sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubble Stone
Rubble masonry or rubble stone is rough, uneven building stone not laid in regular courses. It may fill the core of a wall which is faced with unit masonry such as brick or ashlar. Some medieval cathedral walls have outer shells of ashlar with an inner backfill of mortarless rubble and dirt. Square rubble masonry Square rubble masonry consists of stones that are dressed (squared on all joints and beds) before laying, set in mortar, and make up the outer surface of a wall. History Irregular rubble, or sack, masonry evolved from embankments covered with boards, stones or bricks. That outer surface was used to give the embankment greater strength and make it more difficult for enemies to climb. The Sadd el-Khafara dam, in Wadi Al-Garawi near Helwan in Egypt, which is 14 meters high and built in rubble masonry, dates back to 2900–2600 BC The Greeks called the construction technique emplekton and made particular use of it in the construction of the defensive walls of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljandi
Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe. The town became a member of the Hanseatic League at the beginning of the 14th century, and is one of five Estonian towns and cities in the league. The once influential Estonian newspaper ''Sakala (newspaper), Sakala'' was founded in Viljandi in 1878. Symbols The flag of Viljandi is bi-coloured, its upper part is light blue and lower part white. The city's shield-shaped coat of arms is light blue, with a white rose in the middle. Viljandi is the white rose city – in midsummer there are 720 white roses flowering in front of the city hall, planted for the town's anniversary in 2003. In summer, the White Rose D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
