Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the administrative centre of the Lääne-Viru maakond (county), 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Rakvere is the 8th most populous urban area in Estonia. Rakvere has a total area of 10.75 square kilometres, and although about 15% of Rakvere is covered by forest, it is still the country's third most densely populated urban area. From the 13th century until the early 20th century, Rakvere was more widely known by its historical German name, Wesenberg(h).
Teet Kask is an Estonian choreographer.
The rail transport system in Estonia consists of about 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) of railway lines, of which 900 kilometres (560 mi) are currently in public use. The infrastructure of the railway network is mostly owned by the state and is regulated and surveyed by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Republic of Estonia.
Carll Goodpasture is an American cytogenetics expert, entomologist, and photographer. He has written many books and has also been a contributor on others with his photographs. He is constantly working in his Norwegian Shore project. He is also well known for his pinhole camera photos. He married Norwegian Gro Heining (artist) in 1987.
Louise Nippierd is a British-Norwegian metal-and-jewellery artist, living in Oslo, Norway.
The history of rail transport in Estonia starts in 1870 when a line was opened connecting Paldiski, Tallinn, Tapa and Narva; the line extending all the way to St. Petersburg in Russia.
Andres Koort is an Estonian painter, scenographer, exhibit designer and curator. He is a member of the Estonian Artists' Association and member of the board of the Estonian Painters' Association since 2002 and has curated and designed some EPA's exhibitions.
Mall Nukke is an Estonian artist. A printmaker by training, she is primarily known for her paintings, collages and installations influenced by pop art. Mall Nukke emerged on the Estonian art scene in the early 1990s, her work at the period can be seen as commentary of nascent mass culture and consumer society in newly independent Estonia. Her early collages combined various cultural references and created new media characters based on real entertainers and public figures. Since the 2000s, Mall Nukke has concentrated on creating photo-manipulations and mixed media paintings inspired by Eastern Orthodox icon art.
Birgit Püve is an Estonian photographer. She lives and works in Tallinn.
Robert Meyer is a Norwegian art photographer, professor, photo historian, collector, writer and publicist. He is the son of journalist Robert Castberg Meyer and homemaker Edel Nielsen; and brother of the industrial designer Terje Meyer.
Ann Tenno is an Estonian photographer and photo artist. Lonely Planet states that "some of the most spectacular and sensitive photographs of Estonia have been taken by Ann Tenno and published in books which best capture the spirit of Estonian nature." She is noted in particular for her town landscapes, especially photographs of the Estonian capital of Tallinn, and the churches and manor houses of Estonia.
Taavi Varm is an Estonian artist.
Olaug Nilssen is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, children's writer, essayist and magazine editor.
Alisa Jakobi is an Estonian artist, actress and graphic designer.
Katrina Tang is an Estonian international children's fashion and portrait photographer, art director and videographer.
Ingrid Lønningdal is a Norwegian artist. She was raised in Lier and lives and works in Oslo.
Anton Lembit Soans was an Estonian architect, urban planner and lecturer. He was one of the founding members of the Estonian Architects Union.
Telliskivi Creative City is creative center located on Telliskivi Street in the northern part of Tallinn, Estonia. The center serves as a platform for the Estonian creative community and is situated on the former site of the Baltic Railway factory.
