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Hiiu County

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Hiiu County (Hiiu maakond), or Hiiumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia, being the smallest county both in terms of area and population. [1]

43 relations: Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek, Counties of Estonia, County Governors of Estonia, Estonia, Estonians, Ethnic group, Finns, German language, Government of Estonia, Great Northern War, Hanseatic League, Heltermaa, Hiiumaa, Hiiumaa Parish, Iron Age, Island, Kassari, Kassari Chapel, Käina, Kärdla, Kõpu, Kõpu Lighthouse, Kõrgessaare, Kuri, Estonia, Lääne County, List of islands of Estonia, List of sovereign states, Livonian Order, Mesolithic, Pühalepa, Reigi, Russian Empire, Russians, Saare County, Saarnaki laid, Sõru, Soviet Union, Statistics Estonia, Suuremõisa, Hiiu County, Sweden, Tahkuna, Tubala, World War I.

Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek

The Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek (Saare-Lääne piiskopkond; Bistum Ösel–Wiek; Low German: Bisdom Ösel–Wiek; contemporary Ecclesia Osiliensis) was a Roman Catholic diocese and semi-independent prince-bishopric (parto of Terra Mariana, i.e. Livonia) in the Holy Roman Empire, covering what are now Saare, Hiiu and Lääne counties of Estonia.

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Counties of Estonia

Counties (maakond, plural maakonnad) are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Estonia.

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County Governors of Estonia

The Governor (maavanem) is the leader of a county (maakond) in Estonia.

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Estonia

Estonia (Eesti), officially the Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik), is a sovereign state in Northern Europe.

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Estonians

Estonians (eestlased) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Estonia who speak the Estonian language.

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Ethnic group

An ethnic group, or an ethnicity, is a category of people who identify with each other based on similarities such as common ancestry, language, history, society, culture or nation.

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Finns

Finns or Finnish people (suomalaiset) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Finland.

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German language

German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.

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Government of Estonia

The Government of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus) is the cabinet of Estonia.

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Great Northern War

The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.

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Hanseatic League

The Hanseatic League (Middle Low German: Hanse, Düdesche Hanse, Hansa; Standard German: Deutsche Hanse; Latin: Hansa Teutonica) was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe.

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Heltermaa

Heltermaa is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia, location of the seaport connecting Hiiumaa with the mainland (Rohuküla harbour) by ferry line.

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Hiiumaa

Hiiumaa (German & Dagö; Dagø; Hiidenmaa) is the second largest island (989 km²) in Estonia.

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Hiiumaa Parish

Hiiumaa Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia on the Hiiumaa island.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age system, preceded by the Stone Age (Neolithic) and the Bronze Age.

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Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.

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Kassari

Kassari is an Estonian island.

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Kassari Chapel

Kassari Chapel (Estonian: Kassari kabel) is a chapel on the island of Kassari in Hiiu County, Estonia, thought to date to the 18th century.

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Käina

Käina (Keinis) is a small borough (alevik) in Hiiu County in Estonia.

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Kärdla

Kärdla (Kärrdal, Kertel) is the only town on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia.

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Kõpu

Kõpu is a small borough (alevik) in Viljandi County, Estonia.

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Kõpu Lighthouse

Kõpu Lighthouse (Kõpu tuletorn) is one of the best known symbols and tourist sights on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa.

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Kõrgessaare

Kõrgessaare (Hohenholm) is a small borough (alevik) in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia, on the northwestern coast of Hiiumaa island.

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Kuri, Estonia

Kuri is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.

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Lääne County

Lääne County (Lääne maakond), or Läänemaa (literally "Western land"; Wiek, Rotalia), is one of 15 counties of Estonia.

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List of islands of Estonia

This is an incomplete list of islands of Estonia.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Livonian Order

The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, formed in 1237.

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Mesolithic

In Old World archaeology, Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos "middle"; λίθος, lithos "stone") is the period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic.

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Pühalepa

Pühalepa (Pühhalep) is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.

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Reigi

Reigi (Roicks) is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire (Российская Империя) or Russia was an empire that existed across Eurasia and North America from 1721, following the end of the Great Northern War, until the Republic was proclaimed by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917.

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Russians

Russians (русские, russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. The majority of Russians inhabit the nation state of Russia, while notable minorities exist in other former Soviet states such as Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine and the Baltic states. A large Russian diaspora also exists all over the world, with notable numbers in the United States, Germany, Israel, and Canada. Russians are the most numerous ethnic group in Europe. The Russians share many cultural traits with their fellow East Slavic counterparts, specifically Belarusians and Ukrainians. They are predominantly Orthodox Christians by religion. The Russian language is official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and also spoken as a secondary language in many former Soviet states.

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Saare County

Saare County (Saare maakond), or Saaremaa; (Oesel; Ösel) is one of 15 counties of Estonia.

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Saarnaki laid

Saarnaki laid is an uninhabited, moraine-based island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.

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Sõru

Sõru is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.

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Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991.

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Statistics Estonia

Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet) is the Estonian government agency responsible for producing official statistics regarding Estonia.

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Suuremõisa, Hiiu County

Suuremõisa (Großenhof) is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Tahkuna

Tahkuna is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.

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Tubala

Tubala is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Redirects here:

EE-39, Hiiu maakond, Hiiumaa (county), History of Hiiu County.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiiu_County

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