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| * ] is the name for ] in ], ], ], ] and some other ], with the notable exception of modern ]. | |||
| '''Estland''' or '''Esthland''' may refer to one of the following: | |||
| * A less frequent alternative name for what is now ] in historical texts, especially in texts based on German-language original sources (''Estland'' or ''Esthland'' means Estonia in German, Low German, Swedish, Danish, and other Germanic languages). | |||
| * A less frequent historical alternative name for what is now '''northern Estonia''', which at various times has entailed: | |||
| :: ], a dominion of ] (1219-1346). | |||
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| A number of administrative territories have existed covering parts, or all, of the territory of what is now ] and called, in their time, Estland (sometimes alternatively spelt ''Esthland''). | |||
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| * ] was a dominion of ] in what is now northern Estonia in ]-], and in ] in 1206 and in 1559-1645. | |||
| ⚫ | * ] was a short-lived ] in ]-]. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] was a ] of ] in ]-] in what is now northern Estonia. | ||
| ⚫ | * ] was a ] of ] formed in what had previously been ], and was later known as Governorate of Estonia in 1796-1918. | ||
| ⚫ | "Estland" is also the name of a ] on the ]. | ||
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- Estland is the name for Estonia in German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch and some other Germanic languages, with the notable exception of modern English.
A number of administrative territories have existed covering parts, or all, of the territory of what is now Estonia and called, in their time, Estland (sometimes alternatively spelt Esthland).
- Danish Estonia was a dominion of Denmark in what is now northern Estonia in 1219-1346, and in Ösel in 1206 and in 1559-1645.
- Principality of Estonia (Estland) was a short-lived principality in 1561-1578.
- Swedish Estonia was a dominion of Sweden in 1578-1721 in what is now northern Estonia.
- Reval Governorate was a guberniya of Russian Empire formed in what had previously been Swedish Estonia, and was later known as Governorate of Estonia in 1796-1918.
"Estland" is also the name of a phantom island on the Zeno map.
Topics referred to by the same term
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Estland.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Category: