The Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) mainly inhabits our natural landscapes on the seashore and sea islands. The population of the Ringed Plover has contracted from at least 8,000 couples to 1,000 or 2,000 during the past 50 years.
published April 19th, 2012
Loading...
The stamps feature women of Hageri and Nissi Parishes in late 19th century dress. In that period, most Harju County men already wore city clothes. Checkered skirts, as well as dresses and jackets, then made their way into women’s attire.
published April 12th, 2012
My Stamp is a postage stamp that you can design yourself and that everyone has the possibility to order from the website www.post.ee/minumark. In the design of 520,000 postage stamps the motive of the Estonian biggest island Saaremaa has been used, and the rest of the printing will be personalised according to orders.
published April 9th, 2012
7th January 2012 is the 125th birth anniversary of the author Oskar Luts. A good skill of listening acquired from his grandfather as well as his excellent memory helped him when going to the parish school at Palamuse and later as a writer.
published March 24th, 2012
A population and housing census began on December 31 in Estonia for the 11th time and will last until March 31, 2012. During the three months all the present residents of Estonia and their housing will be counted. The census is the only survey that provides comprehensive statistics on how many residents there are in Estonia, and in what areas and in what conditions they live.
published March 23rd, 2012
According to the Chinese zodiac calendar the New Year falls on January 23 when the Year of the Dragon begins. The dragon, the only animal of the Chinese zodiac year that is not real, is a creature of special significance for Chinese people. The dragon has been seen as a powerful almighty king because it was made up of different parts of animals such as tiger, fish, snake and eagle.
published March 22nd, 2012
The Roe Deer is a small crevice with a slender body and thin legs, standing about 135 centimetres high and weighing up to 30 kilos. In summer it has reddish brown and in winter greyish hair. The white or dull yellow rump patch is particularly conspicuous in females. Only males have antlers.
published March 21st, 2012
Heino Eller (7 March 1887 – 16 June 1970), an Estonian composer and music teacher, graduated from the St Petersburg Conservatory, specialising in composition and music theory.
published March 20th, 2012
St Margaret’s of Karuse was built in the third quarter of the 13th century as a fortified church next to a trade route passing from Saaremaa to North Estonia. It is one of the oldest West-Estonian churches. Master of the Order Otto von Luttenberg, who fell in a battle against the Lithuanians on the Suur väin (Moon Sund) ice near Karuse in 1270, is believed to have been the builder of the church and is probably buried in it.
published September 19th, 2011
On August 20 the Supreme Council of the Republic of Estonia passed the decision on the independence of Estonia. The decision restored the independence of the Republic of Estonia declared in 1918, which had been defended in the War of Independence in 1918-1920 and had been lost when the Soviet Union first occupied and then unlawfully incorporated Estonia. In the period of four years prior to the restoration of independence the Estonians’ aspiration for liberty had been seeking for an outlet more and more vigorously; its immediate incentive, however, was a coup attempt on the previous day in the Soviet Union.
published September 6th, 2011
For the first time ever the European Athletics Junior Championships will be held in the capital city of Estonia – Tallinn through 21-24 July. The historical Kadriorg Stadium will host over 1000 young athletes from 47 European countries during the Championships, making it the biggest athletics’ event ever held in Estonia. Welcome to Tallinn!
published August 27th, 2011