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Väike-Maarja
Väike-Maarja () is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish. The population of Väike-Maarja in January 2023 was 2,155 people. Väike-Maarja Church was initially built as a fortress church. Climate Notable people *Aile Asszonyi (born 1975), opera singer *Eda-Ines Etti (born 1981), singer *Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer *Madde Kalda (1903–1984), writer *Alar Kotli (1904–1963), architect *Jakob Liiv (1859–1938), poet and writer *Georg Lurich (1876–1920), wrestler and strongman *Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986), poet and translator *Kuno Pajula (1924-2012), cleric *Maie Kalda (1929–2013), literary scholar and critic *Priit Raik (1948–2008), composer, conductor and pedagogue *A. H. Tammsaare (1878–1940), writer, studied at Väike-Maarja parish school *Kaido Höövelson (born 1984), sumo wrestler known as Baruto Kaito References External linksVäike-Maarja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väike-Maarja Parish
Väike-Maarja Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,421 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 457.39 km². Settlements ;Small boroughs Kiltsi, Rakke, Simuna, Väike-Maarja ;Villages Aavere - Aburi - Äntu - Ärina - Avanduse - Avispea - Ebavere - Edru - Eipri - Emumäe - Hirla - Imukvere - Jäätma - Kaavere - Kadiküla - Kamariku - Kännuküla - Kärsa - Käru - Kellamäe - Kitsemetsa - Koila - Koluvere - Kõpsta - Koonu - Kurtna - Lahu - Lammasküla - Lasinurme - Liigvalla - Liivaküla - Määri - Mäiste - Mõisamaa - Müüriku - Nadalama - Nõmme - Nõmmküla - Olju - Orguse - Padaküla - Pandivere - Piibe - Pikevere - Pudivere - Raeküla - Raigu - Räitsvere - Rastla - Salla - Sandimetsa - Sootaguse - Suure-Rakke - Tammiku - Triigi - Uuemõisa - Väike-Rakke - Väike-Tammiku - Vao - Varangu - Villakvere - Võivere - Vorsti Climate Religion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väike-Maarja Kirik 14-05-2013
Väike-Maarja () is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish. The population of Väike-Maarja in January 2023 was 2,155 people. Väike-Maarja Church was initially built as a fortress church. Climate Notable people *Aile Asszonyi (born 1975), opera singer *Eda-Ines Etti (born 1981), singer * Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer * Madde Kalda (1903–1984), writer * Alar Kotli (1904–1963), architect * Jakob Liiv (1859–1938), poet and writer * Georg Lurich (1876–1920), wrestler and strongman * Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986), poet and translator * Kuno Pajula (1924-2012), cleric * Maie Kalda (1929–2013), literary scholar and critic *Priit Raik (1948–2008), composer, conductor and pedagogue *A. H. Tammsaare (1878–1940), writer, studied at Väike-Maarja parish school * Kaido Höövelson (born 1984), sumo wrestler known as Baruto Kaito Kaido Höövelson (known professionally as Baruto Kaito ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väike-Maarja Church
Väike-Maarja Church is a church in Väike-Maarja in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. Constructed in 1346, Väike-Maarja Church has three nave-halls in Gothic architectural style and was initially built as a fortress church. The church's organ was installed by Gustav Normann in 1848. A spire, reaching a height of , was added during renovations in 1873. In 2002, the altar painting ''Come to me'' and the stained-glass window "Let the children come to me" were restored by glass creator Riho Hütt. In 2003, Hütt created the "Hyperdulia" rose window. The churchyard includes the tombs of the noted explorers Krusensterns and the Lurich people. The church has comparatively thick walls: on average, and also has two embrasures close to the western-side pillar. On August 8, 2010, a derecho A ''derecho'' (, from , 'straight') is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of Severe weather#Categories, severe thunderstorms known as a me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Lurich
Georg Lurich ( – 20 January 1920) was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of Estonian wrestlers and weightlifters Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg. Early life Born Georg Luri on 22 April 1876 in the village of Väike-Maarja in Viru County, Russian Empire (now Lääne-Viru County, Estonia), he was a second youngest of six children born to shopkeeper Jüri Luri and Julie (''née'' Rute). Although ethnically Estonian, his family later altered their surname to Lurich after changing religious congregations from a Lutheran Estonian congregation to a predominantly ethnic Baltic German congregation. Lurich's family believed members of the German congregation had better opportunities to educate their children in town schools. Although they changed their surname, Georg suffered physical and mental persecution from his mostly Baltic German fellow schoolmates. This situation was the main reason why he began trai ... [...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] |
Jakob Liiv
Jakob Liiv (28 February 1859 Alatskivi Parish, Tartu County – 17 January 1938 Rakvere) was an Estonian writer and playwright. His younger brother was the writer Juhan Liiv. After 1897 he was a teacher at Triigi-Avispea School in Väike-Maarja Parish. Because he was a notable public figure, writers gathered around him (earning him the nickname the Parnassus of Väike-Maarja). In 1913 he moved to Rakvere, where he worked as a bank clerk and at the same time as an editor for the local newspaper. From 1919 to 1921 he was the mayor of Rakvere. He was a member of the Estonian Labour Party The Estonian Labour Party (, ETE) was a political party in Estonia. It was formed in 1919 by a merger of the Radical Socialist Party and the Social Travaillist Party, and ceased to exist in 1932, when it merged with other centrist parties to form .... Selected works * 1886: ''Viru kannel'' (The Viru Lyre), poetry collection * 1898: ''Kõrbelõvi'' (The Desert Lion), poetry collection * 1904: ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madde Kalda
Madde Kalda (until 1925 Magdalena Alavina, from 1925 to 1936 Magdalena Kalda, – April 6, 1984) was an Estonian writer. Life Madde Kalda was born in Põikma in the Governorate of Estonia in the Russian Empire. She was the daughter of the farmer Jaan Alavina (1862–1943) and Ann Alavina (née Kroll) (1874–1952). She attended the Hageri village school and the Hageri Educational Society School, which she graduated from in 1917. She worked as an assistant secretary in the municipal government of Kernu, Hageri, and Vao from 1923 to 1925, and then she was a housewife in Väike-Maarja. She was married to Johannes Kalda (1895–1938), and their daughter was the literary scholar Maie Kalda (1929–2013). From 1978 to 1981, she lived in the village of Tamse on the island of Muhu, and then once more in Väike-Maarja, where she also died. Literary work In the 1978 Estonian Novel Competition (), her work ''Vigalas Siberimaale'' (From the Vigala to Siberia) received honorable menti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaido Höövelson
Kaido Höövelson (known professionally as Baruto Kaito ; born 5 November 1984) is an Estonian politician and former professional sumo wrestler. Making his debut in May 2004, he reached the top division after just two years in sumo in May 2006. After suffering a number of injury problems in 2007 which delayed his progress, he reached the third-highest rank of ''sekiwake'' in November 2008, and was promoted to '' ōzeki'' rank after finishing the March 2010 tournament with a score of 14–1. He was a tournament runner-up four times before recording a top division championship in the 2012 January tournament. During his career Baruto also earned five special prizes for Fighting Spirit, one for Outstanding Performance and one for Technique. He lost his ''ōzeki'' rank after more injury problems at the end of 2012, and having fallen greatly in rank after withdrawing from the May 2013 tournament, he announced his retirement in September of that year at the age of 28. After retirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maie Kalda
Maie Kalda (19 June 1929 – 8 November 2013) was an Estonian literary scholar and critic. Kalda was born in Väike-Maarja, the daughter of the writer Madde Kalda. In 1956 she graduated from Tartu State University in Estonian philology. Since 1956 she worked at Estonian SSR Academy of Sciences' Institute of Language and Literature, and its successor Under and Tuglas Literature Centre. In 1980, she was one of the signatories of the Letter of 40 intellectuals. In 2001 she was awarded the Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state. Design Classes The Order of the White Star ..., IV class. Works * "History of Estonian Literature" (1965-1991). One of the authors * monograph "Debora ja vennad". Tallinn-Tartu: The Research Group of Cultural and Literary Theory, 2010, 472 pp. bout Debora Vaarandi. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kersti Merilaas
Kersti Merilaas ( in Narva – 8 March 1986 in Tallinn) was an Estonian poet and translator. In addition, she wrote poems and prose for children and plays. Early life and education Kersti Merilaas was born Eugenie Moorberg in to Jaan Johannes and Anna Moorberg (née Kobbin) in Narva, in the Saint Petersburg Governorate (now Estonia) shortly before the outbreak of the First World War. She spent her early childhood in St. Petersburg, Russia with her mother and younger sister Lydia. The family returned to Estonia in 1917 because of the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. From 1921 to 1927 she attended school in the village of Kiltsi, then furthered her studies in Väike-Maarja and Rakvere in Lääne-Viru County. In 1932, she completed high school in Tapa, Estonia. Career In 1935, she made her literary debut with a collection of poems titled ''Loomingus''. In 1936, Merilaas married the Estonian writer and translator August Sang (1914–1969). The couple's children include artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baruto Kaito
Kaido Höövelson (known professionally as Baruto Kaito ; born 5 November 1984) is an Estonian politician and former professional sumo wrestler. Making his debut in May 2004, he reached the makuuchi, top division after just two years in sumo in May 2006. After suffering a number of injury problems in 2007 which delayed his progress, he reached the third-highest rank of ''sekiwake'' in November 2008, and was promoted to ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' rank after finishing the March 2010 tournament with a score of 14–1. He was a tournament runner-up four times before recording a top division championship in the 2012 January tournament. During his career Baruto also earned five sansho (sumo), special prizes for Fighting Spirit, one for Outstanding Performance and one for Technique. He lost his ''ōzeki'' rank after more injury problems at the end of 2012, and having fallen greatly in rank after withdrawing from the May 2013 tournament, he announced his retirement in September of that ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
