Estonica
Encyclopedia
Estonica is a comprehensive encyclopædia on topics relating to Estonia
, particularly the culture and History of Estonia
.
The project has been principally developed by Estonian Institute
and Inspiral Network. It is sponsored by, among others, Tiigrihüpe
.
Materials of Estonica are available in Estonian
as well as English
, and reusable under terms of the Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
license.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, particularly the culture and History of Estonia
History of Estonia
Estonia was settled near the end of the last glacial era, beginning from around 8500 BC. Before the German invasions in the 13th century proto-Estonians of the Ancient Estonia worshipped the spirits of nature...
.
The project has been principally developed by Estonian Institute
Estonian Institute
The Estonian Institute is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation aiming to promote Estonian culture abroad. The institute was founded in 1989 as a shadow foreign office for the Estonian independence movement by Lennart Meri, later the first foreign minister and first president of Estonia...
and Inspiral Network. It is sponsored by, among others, Tiigrihüpe
Tiigrihüpe
Tiigrihüpe was a project undertaken by Republic of Estonia to heavily invest in development and expansion of computer and network infrastructure in Estonia, with a particular emphasis on education...
.
Materials of Estonica are available in Estonian
Estonian language
Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...
as well as English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and reusable under terms of the Creative Commons
Creative Commons
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Creative Commons licenses
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license.