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Harjumaa, (1200 hides
Hide (unit)

The hide was a unit used in assessing land for liability to "geld", or land tax, in History of Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th centuries....
), was an ancient Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
n county. It corresponded roughly to the present territory of Rapla County
Rapla County

Rapla County , or Raplamaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in western part of the country and borders J?rva County to the east, P?rnu County to the south, L??ne County to the west, and Harju County to the north....
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Harjumaa, (1200 hides
Hide (unit)

The hide was a unit used in assessing land for liability to "geld", or land tax, in History of Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th to the 11th centuries....
), was an ancient Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
n county. It corresponded roughly to the present territory of Rapla County
Rapla County

Rapla County , or Raplamaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in western part of the country and borders J?rva County to the east, P?rnu County to the south, L??ne County to the west, and Harju County to the north....
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Parishes


  • around Varbola
  • around Lohu
  • around Kose
    Kose

    Kose is a Populated places in Estonia in Harju County, Estonia. It has a population of 2,156 . Kose is 39 kilometers south east of Tallinn, Estonia...


See also


  • Danish Estonia
    Danish Estonia

    Danish Estonia refers to the territories of present-day Estonia that were ruled by Denmark firstly during the 13th-14th centuries and again in the 16th-17th centuries....
  • Harju County
    Harju County

    Harju County , or Harjumaa, , nowadays one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders L??ne-Viru County to the east, J?rva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and L??ne County to the south-west....
  • Rapla County
    Rapla County

    Rapla County , or Raplamaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in western part of the country and borders J?rva County to the east, P?rnu County to the south, L??ne County to the west, and Harju County to the north....
  • History of Estonia
    History of Estonia

    Estonia was settled near the end of the last Ice Age, beginning from around 8500 BC. Before the German invasions in the 13th century proto-Estonians of the Ancient Estonia were pagans, worshiping the spirits of nature....
  • Livonian Crusade
    Livonian Crusade

    The Livonian Crusade refers to the Germany and Denmark conquest and colonization of medieval Livonia, the territory constituting modern Latvia and Estonia, during the Northern Crusades....
  • Rulers of Estonia
  • St. George's Night Uprising
    St. George's Night Uprising

    St. George?s Night Uprising denotes a series of rebellions in 1343-1345 by the indigenous Estonians-speaking population of Northern and Western Estonia against rulers of foreign origin....
  • Varbola Stronghold
    Varbola Stronghold

    The Varbola Stronghold was the largest circular rampart fortress and trading center built in Estonia, Harju County in the 10th – 12th centuries....