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Tuhala is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 105. It is believed that settlement in Tuhala dates back around 3,000 years. The Tuhala Karst Area, named after the village, lies for the most part in neighbouring Kata village. It has Estonia's largest area of porous karst, with several underground rivers and sinkholes. The karst area is best known for its Witch's Well (also in Kata). Tuhala Manor Tuhala Manor was first mentioned in 1468 as ''Toall''. It belonged to several Baltic German families: Tödwen (1468–1517); Delwig (1517 – mid-16th century); Ulrich (?–1663); Wrangell (1663–1693); Mellin (1692–1863); Lilienfeld (1863–1919). The cartographer Ludwig August Mellin was born in the manor. The last main building had two storeys and was built 1800. Its early Classical appearance was changed to a more Neoclassical appearance in the 1880s. The manor was burned down during the Revolution o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipality, municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are four types of settlement unit in Estonia: * village () - a sparsely populated settlement or a densely populated settlement with fewer than 300 permanent inhabitants * township () - a densely populated settlement with at least 300 permanent inhabitants * town () - a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitants * city () As of 2024, there were 47 cities, 13 towns, 186 hamlets and 4457 villages in Estonia. See also *Municipalities of Estonia *List of cities and towns in Estonia *Counties of Estonia Notes References External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karst
Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. There is some evidence that karst may occur in more weathering-resistant rocks such as quartzite given the right conditions. Subterranean drainage may limit surface water, with few to no rivers or lakes. In regions where the dissolved bedrock is covered (perhaps by debris) or confined by one or more superimposed non-soluble rock strata, distinctive karst features may occur only at subsurface levels and can be totally missing above ground. The study of ''paleokarst'' (buried karst in the stratigraphic column) is important in petroleum geology because as much as 50% of the world's Oil and gas reserves and resource quantification, hydrocarbon reserves are hosted in carbonate rock, and much of this is found in porous karst systems. Etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjalmar Mäe
Hjalmar-Johannes Mäe ( in Tuhala, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire – 10 April 1978 in Graz, Austria) was an Estonian politician. Mäe was twice a candidate to the Riigikogu, in the 1929 Estonian parliamentary election as a Landlords' Party candidate and in the 1932 Estonian parliamentary election as a National Centre Party (Estonia), National Centre Party candidate. Later he joined the Vaps Movement. After the 1934 Estonian coup d'état, Mäe was imprisoned. He was released in June, and sentenced to a year of probation by a military court in 1935. In December 1935, he was arrested on charges of plotting against the state. In 1936, the Supreme Military Court sentenced him to 20 years in prison with hard labour. Mäe was released under an amnesty in 1938. Mäe was the head of the Directorate of the Estonian Self-Administration, which was subordinate to Reichskommissariat Ostland, during the German occupation of Estonia during World War II, occupation of Eston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolution Of 1905
The Russian Revolution of 1905, also known as the First Russian Revolution, was a revolution in the Russian Empire which began on 22 January 1905 and led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy under the Russian Constitution of 1906, the country's first. The revolution was characterized by mass political and social unrest including worker strikes, peasant revolts, and military mutinies directed against Tsar Nicholas II and the autocracy, who were forced to establish the State Duma legislative assembly and grant certain rights, though both were later undermined. In the years leading up to the revolution, impoverished peasants had become increasingly angered by repression from their landlords and the continuation of semi-feudal relations. Further discontent grew due to mounting Russian losses in the Russo-Japanese War, poor conditions for workers, and urban unemployment. On , known as " Bloody Sunday", a peaceful procession of workers was fired on by guards outside the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neoclassical Architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styles of architecture in most of Europe for the previous two centuries, Renaissance architecture and Baroque architecture, already represented partial revivals of the Classical architecture of Roman architecture, ancient Rome and ancient Greek architecture, but the Neoclassical movement aimed to strip away the excesses of Late Baroque and return to a purer, more complete, and more authentic classical style, adapted to modern purposes. The development of archaeology and published accurate records of surviving classical buildings was crucial in the emergence of Neoclassical architecture. In many countries, there was an initial wave essentially drawing on Roman archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig August Mellin
Count Ludwig August Mellin (23 January 1754 in Tuhala, Governorate of Reval – 12 March 1835 in Riga, Governorate of Livonia) was a Baltic German politician, cartographer, writer and publicist. He is best known for creating the first professional atlas visualizing Livonia (area now divided between Estonia and Latvia), the ''Atlas von Liefland, oder von den beyden Gouvernementern u. Herzogthümern Lief- und Ehstland, und der Provinz Oesel'' in 1798. Mellin was born in Tuhala (present day Estonia) in the manor of his father. He was educated at home by home tutor Berend Johann Campmann and could speak Latin at the age of 12 and studied mathematics. A French prisoner of war Claude Xavier Montagnon taught him French. Empress Catherine II assigned Mellin to join Holstein princes Wilhelm Augusti and Peter Friedrich Ludwig to Europe on an educational tour in 1767. He visited Riga in 1782. Mellin, a soldier in the Imperial Russian Army, became a cartographer at the request of Paul I of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrangel Family
The Wrangel family (sometimes transliterated as Wrangell or Vrangel; ) is a Baltic German noble family with branches in several countries. Members of the family have also been part of the Swedish, Russian, Spanish, and Prussian nobility. The family's earliest known patrilineal ancestor is the knight Eilardus (1241†). Overview The most prominent member of the family is perhaps Pyotr Wrangel, a military officer in the Imperial Russian Army and later commanding general of the anti-Bolshevik White Army in Southern Russia. Other notable family members include Ferdinand von Wrangel, an admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy, Arctic explorer, and governor of Russian Alaska, and Herman Wrangel, who served as governor-general of Livonia. Branches Swedish branch The family was naturalized in 1772 and introduced in 1776 with number 2092 at the House of Nobility. Notable members * Herman Wrangel (ca.1584-1643), a Swedish Governor-General of Livonia, Field Marshal, and Privy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuhala Witch's Well
Tuhala Witch's Well () is a karst spring in Kose Parish, Harju County, Estonia that overflows after heavy rains. In Estonian folklore, 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. Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus. Tallinn 2011. * Marju Kõivupuu. 101 Eesti pühapaika. Tallinn: Varrak 2011, pp 190–193. *Ants Talioja. Tuhala radadel. OÜ Kadmirell. Tallinn 2012. *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 A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a comp .... Loodusvaatleja nr 4/5 september 1936. Special number of Kose. External links Entry in visitestonia.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinkholes
A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as ''ponor'', swallow hole or swallet. A ''cenote'' is a type of sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath. ''Sink'', and ''stream sink'' are more general terms for sites that drain surface water, possibly by infiltration into sediment or crumbled rock. Most sinkholes are caused by Karst topography, karst processes – the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks, collapse or suffosion processes. Sinkholes are usually circular and vary in size from tens to hundreds of Metre, meters both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may form gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide. Formation Natural processes Sinkholes may capture surf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirita River
The Pirita () is a long river in northern Estonia that drains into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of the Pirita is 799 km2. For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the estuary to the Gulf of Finland at Tallinn Bay hosted the sailing events. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 241-58. As part of the Tallinn water supply system, the Pirita is impounded into the Paunküla and Vaskjala Reservoirs. The reservoir in Vaskjala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
