League of Estonian Corporations (Estonian: Eesti Korporatsioonide Liit, Estonian acronym: EKL) is an organisation that unites all-male academic corporations in Estonia. It was founded on March 28, 1915 by Vironia, Fraternitas Estica, Sakala, Ugala and Rotalia
Corporation Ugala suspended its membership on May 10, 2008 but returned in 2012. [1]
Wäinla and Fraternitas Ucuensis are both members, but they are not active in Estonia.
Counties are the state administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. County governments were abolished at the end of 2017, with their duties split between state authorities and local governments, and nowadays counties have no noteworthy independent competences. Counties are composed of municipalities of two types: urban municipalities and rural municipalities, which are by law required to cooperate in development of their county.
A student society, student association, university society, student club, university club, or student organization is a society or an organization, operated by students at a university, college, or other educational institution, whose membership typically consists only of students and/or alumni.
Järva County is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the north. In January 2009, Järva County had a population of 29,940 – constituting 2.7% of the total population in Estonia.
Saare County is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne County to the east, Hiiu County to the north, and Latvia to the south. In 2022, Saare County had a population of 31,292, which was 2.4% of the population of Estonia.
Lääne County is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-east, Rapla County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, and the island counties of Saare and Hiiu to the west. In January 2009 Lääne County had a population of 23,810 – constituting 2.0% of the total population in Estonia.
Korporatsioon Vironia is an Estonian fraternal student society and the oldest student corps in Estonia. The organization is named after the Latin name for the ancient Estonian county of Virumaa. A full member of the organization is called a "vironus", while every member can also be called a "Vironian" (viroonlane).
Ugandi was an independent county between the east coast of Lake Võrtsjärv and west coast of Lake Pskov, bordered by Vaiga, Mõhu, Nurmekund, Sakala, Tālava, and The Principality of Pskov. Ugandi had an area of approximately 3000 hides. Ugandi corresponded roughly to the present Estonia's territory of Võru County, Põlva County and half of Tartu County and Valga County, as well as Petseri County.
Korporatsioon Sakala is a fraternal organization of Estonian higher education students. It was established at the University of Tartu on November 14, 1909.
Rotalia may refer to:
The Estonian Students' Society is the largest and oldest all-male academical student society in Estonia, and is similar to the Baltic German student organizations known as corporations (Corps). It was founded in 1870 at Tartu. It has over 900 members in Estonia and abroad.
Heinrich Rosenthal was an activist of the Estonian national movement, doctor and author.
Fraternitas Estica (C!F!E!) or Korpratsioon Fraternitas Estica is an all-male academic corporation at the University of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia. It was founded in 1907 and was reestablished in 1988.
Udrikulaid is an island belonging to the country of Estonia. The island is located in Muraja Bay between Muraja and Kübassaare peninsula, 300 metres from Kübassaare peninsula. The island covers an area of 83.6 hectares and has a maximum height of 5 m. The coastline of the island is 9.3 km long.
Arnold Viiding was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he achieved eighth place in the shot put event with 15.23 metres.
Tanel Ingi is an Estonian stage and film actor who performs primarily at the Ugala theatre.
Vallo Kirs is an Estonian stage, film, and television actor and stage director whose career began as a teenager in 2004. Kirs is possibly best recalled internationally for his role as Kaspar in the 2007 Ilmar Raag-directed feature film drama Klass.
Rotalia is an Estonian student corporation. Its members and chapters are located around the world.
Jaan Treumann was an Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church clergyman, educator and politician. He was a member of Estonian National Assembly.
Leonhard Wilhelm Johann Neuman was an Estonian musician, choir director, singer, and diplomat.