Estonia - Estonian National Symbols, The Swallow

Estonian National Symbols

The Swallow Bird

This paper was made by hand in Tallinn, Estonia using traditional methods.

The Postcard was mailed in 2024.

 

Estonia - Large Letter with a Map and Windmill

Estonia

This large letter, map postcard is from 2017. 

Estonia - Tallinn - A Multiview of Amazing Doors

Eesti. Tallinna uksed
Estonia. Doors of Tallinn

Photo: Toomas Volmer

This postcard is from 2017. 

Estonia - Tallinn, 3 Views

Tallinn Estonia

1. Fat Margaret's Tower
2. St Catherine's Passage
3. The Panorama of Tallinn

2009

Estonia - Tallinn

Tallinn, Estonia

Foto: Toomas Tuul
2009

Estonia - Tartu, Cathedral Ruins, Observatory and Bridge

Tartu
Eesti - Estonia

1. Toomkiriku varemed / Ruins of the Dome Cathedral / Tuomiokirkon rauniot

2. Tartu Observatoorium / Tartu Observatory / Tarton observatorio

3. Kuradisild / Devil's Bridge / Paholaisen silta

Photos 1 - 2 Meelis Lokk
2015

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Tartu Observatory:
The observatory building was completed in 1810. The instruments were installed in 1814 by von Struve who subsequently started observations. In 1824, a 9" Fraunhofer refractor arrived, the largest achromatic telescope in the world at the time. When von Struve began assembling his Geodetic Arc (used to establish the exact size and shape of the earth) in 1816, the doorstep of the observatory became its first point.

Estonia - Eestimaa, Open-air Museum

Eestimaa, Estonia

1. Bargamae Open-Air museum, Jarva County
2. Koguva open-air museum in Muhumaa
3. Rocca al Mare Open-air museum, Harju County

Photos: Toomas Tuul
2009

Estonia - Muhumaa, Muhu

Koguva Kula Muhumaal
(Koguva village in Muhumaa or Muhu)

Estonia
2009

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Muhu, is an island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of 198 km² it is the third largest island belonging to Estonia.

Koguva is a small, very peaceful rural village. There are many buildings that are centuries old, dating back to feudal times under Swedish rule, and are still in use today. The northern shore of Muhu, which is claimed to have the clearest water anywhere in the Baltic Sea, is only a short distance away.

Estonia - Haanja and Suur Munamagi

Suur Munamagi
Haanja
2014

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Suur Munamägi (translation: "Big Egg Mountain") is the highest peak in Estonia, reaching 318 metres (1,043 ft) above sea level. It is located near the village of Haanja, in Estonia, close to the borders of both Latvia and Russia.

The observation tower, built in 1939, is also a museum with a glass elevator and cafe. 

Estonia - Otepaa in South Estonia

Otepaa, South Estonia

1) Metskitsed / Roe Deers
2) Puhajarve puhkedodu / Puhajarve Spa Hotel
3) Puhajarve sojatamm
4) Suusatajad Kuutemael / Skiers on Kuutsemagi
2011

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Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in southern Estonia with a population of 2,189 (as of  2009) and is popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia.

The earliest surviving firearm in Europe has been found in the ancient castle of Otepää and it dates to at least 1396.

Estonia - Multiview Postcard of Living on the Rural Coast

Estonia

This is postmarked in 2011 with a stamp from Estonia, but postmarked from Helsinki in Finland!  

Estonia - Tallinn

Tallinn, Estonia

The town wall and Oleviste Church
2012

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Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) with a population of around 417,000. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

St. Olaf’s Church or St. Olav's Church (Estonian: Oleviste kirik) in Tallinn, Estonia, is believed to have been built in the 12th century and to have been the centre for old Tallinn's Scandinavian community prior to the conquest of Tallinn by Denmark in 1219. Its dedication relates to King Olaf II of Norway (a.k.a. Saint Olaf, 995-1030). The first known written records referring to the church date back to 1267, and it was extensively rebuilt during the 14th century.