Estonia

Capital of culture

Estonia Capital Tallinn is Capital of Culture 2011

NatureMountain “Suur Munamägi “(Big Eggmountain)(318 m), which is located in the middle part of Haanja uplands (Võru county), is the highest point in Estonia and other two Baltic countries. On the top of the Suur Munamägi there is an observation tower – the view from 346.7 meters is 50 km in radius.

Tamme-Lauri oak is the thickest oak in Estonia. Its girth is 130 centimetres, height eight metres and it is 680 years old. The hollow in its trunk is filled with an iron framework and eight tons of concrete. Before the hollow was filled there was space for up to seven people. As our greatest primeval tree, Tamme-Lauri oak also adorns the ten-kroon note.

Tuhala nõiakaev

The Tuhala Witch's Well, is famous in Estonia because it can "boil over" after heavy rains or when the snow finally melts. The well happens to be placed just over an underground river, when the volume of water exceeds what the underground river can handle, water comes out of the well. Riverbeds and pools in the area that are otherwise dry are then also filled.

Estonian moneyThe kroon (sign: kr; code: EEK) was the official currency of Estonia for two periods in history: 1928–1940 and 1992 – 31 December 2010. The Euro(sign: €; code: EUR) since 1. Jan. 2011

Torino 2006.Winter Olympics

Andrus VeerpaluGold - 15 km classical

Kristina ŠmigunGold - 10 km classical

Gold - 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit

Medal table: Estonia: 3 gold, 0 silver and 0 bronze

Statue of liberty

Estonian Presidents

First PresidentKonstantin Päts

Arnold Rüütel

Lennart Meri

Current PresidentToomas Hendrik Ilves

Famous singers

Eurovision 2001 winners

Getter Jaani

Lenna Kuurmaa

Robin Juhkental

Kerli Kõiv

Birgit õigemeel

Estonian songfestival

The Estonian Song Festival (In Estonian: Laulupidu) is one of the largest amateur choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It is held every five years in July on the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak).The joint choir has usually comprised 25,000 singers while in 2009, there were more than 30,000 participants performing to an audience of 80,000.

Estonian Night Song Festival

Our school

National food

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