Maarja Nummert (born 24 April 1944, near Antsla [1] ) is an Estonian architect who has designed a number of school buildings. [2] She has received several awards for her work, sometimes using wood for village schools such as the one in Hageri where some of the rooms are circular providing a more attractive environment for the children. [3] She also designed the Salem Baptist Church in Tartu which is known for its fine acoustics. [4]
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407. It is 186 kilometres southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat.
Piret Järvis-Milder is an Estonian television host and a singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the popular girl group Vanilla Ninja.
Georg Lurich was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of Estonian wrestlers and weightlifters Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg.
Maarja is an Estonian feminine given name. It is considered to be the Estonian form of the name Maria. The name is common in Estonia, and may refer to any of the following persons:
The Baltic Way mathematical contest has been organized annually since 1990, usually in early November, to commemorate the Baltic Way demonstration of 1989. Unlike most international mathematical competitions, Baltic Way is a true team contest. Each team consists of five secondary-school students, who are allowed and expected to collaborate on the twenty problems during the four and a half hours of the contest.
Antsla is a town in Võru County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative centre of Antsla Parish.
Eesti otsib superstaari(Estonia is Searching for a Superstar) is an Estonian reality-competition gameshow airing on TV3. It debuted on 11 March 2007 and it has since become one of the most popular shows in Estonia. Part of the Idol franchise, it originated from the reality program Pop Idol created by the British entertainment executive Simon Fuller, first aired in 2001 in the United Kingdom.
Tartu Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. It has a population of 12,725 and covers an area of 742 km2 (286 sq mi). The population density is 17.150/km2 (44.42/sq mi). It has one borough (Raadi), six small boroughs and 70 villages.
Lilli Suburg was an Estonian journalist, writer and feminist. In 1882, she established a private primary school for Estonian girls in Pärnu, in 1885 she moved it to Viljandi where the number of pupils expanded. In 1887–1894, she founded and began publishing the first women's magazine in Estonia, Linda. When forced to sell her journal, Suburg moved to Latvia and headed a school there until 1907.
Kersti Merilaas was an Estonian poet and translator. In addition, she wrote poems and prose for children and plays.
Maarja Kangro is an Estonian poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, nonfiction writer and librettist.
Kiidjärve is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. It's located about 9 km (6 mi) north of the town of Põlva and about 30 km (19 mi) southeast of the city of Tartu, by the Tartu–Pechory railway and the Ahja River. The village territory includes Saesaare Reservoir with hydroelectric power station and Valgesoo bog.
Maarja-Magdaleena is a village in Tartu Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. It has a population of 256.
Von Bock House is in Ülikooli Street in Tartu in Estonia. The building is owned by Tartu University, and is on the same street as the university's main building. Von Bock house has a mural of the university's main building on one of its walls.
Eva Püssa is an Estonian stage, film, voice and television actress and radio personality.
Maarja Nuut is an Estonian singer and violinist. After first studying classical music, she turned to folk, adopting the village style of traditional Estonian songs. She debuted as a solo artist in 2013, winning the Artists Prize at the Tallinn Music Week. In 2016, she began to collaborate with Hendrik Kaljujärv, who creates his own abstract electronic sounds. Together they have formed a successful duo, releasing recordings and performing at international festivals.
St Mary's Church is a 19th century church of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Tartu, Estonia.
Maarja Jakobson is an Estonian television, stage and film actress whose career began in the late 1990s.
Vilve Maremäe was an Estonian athletics competitor.
Maarja Kruusmaa is an Estonian computer scientist, professor at Tallinn University of Technology, vice-rector for research and head of the biorobotics center at that university. Her main research area is bio-inspired underwater robotics to imitate the movements of fish and turtles.