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Revision as of 14:59, 6 June 2007 by Klamber (talk | contribs) (attempt at clearer and more diplomatic rewording)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Estland or Esthland may refer to one of the following:
- A less frequent alternative name for what is now Estonia 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:
- Danish Estonia, a dominion of Denmark (1219-1346).
- Principality of Estonia (Estland), a short-lived principality (1561-1578).
- Swedish Estonia, a dominion of Sweden (1578-1721).
- Reval Governorate, 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, a phantom island on the Zeno map.
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