Eesti referaat
name given by ancient Germans to the peoples living northeast of the Vistula
River. Tacitius, the Roman historian, was the first one to mention it (AESTI),
while the Arab scholar alIdrisi was the first one to mark it on a map (as
ASTLANDA). To the ancient Scandinavians the land was known as
EISTLAND; to modern Scandinavians it is known as ESTLAND. Most
contemporary languages use the Latin name ESTONIA.
FLAG
The Estonian blueblackandwhite national flag was originally the flag
of the Estonian Student's Society, consecrated in Otepää Church in 1884.
today there is a memorial plaque on the church wall commemorating the
event. The Flag Museum attracts tourists who take an interest in the history of
the flag.
After about half a century, during which it was prohibited by the Soviet
authorities, the flag was sen again in public for the first time in Tartu. Many
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