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...that Saaremaa was once the wealthiest county of ancient Estonia and the home of notorious Estonian pirates, sometimes called the Eastern Vikings?
...that the Academia Gustaviana (now University of Tartu) in the then Swedish province of Livonia was the second university founded in the Swedish Empire, following Uppsala University (in Uppsala, Sweden proper) and preceding the Academy of Åbo (in Turku, Finland)?
...that the Estonian river which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, is called Emajõgi, meaning "Mother River" in Estonian?

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...that Saaremaa was once the wealthiest county of ancient Estonia and the home of notorious Estonian pirates, sometimes called the Eastern Vikings?
...that the capital of Danish Estonia was named Lyndanisse on their invasion in 1219?
...that Suurpea is the northernmost point of mainland Estonia and the northernmost point of the contiguous part of the European Union?
...that the Academia Gustaviana (now University of Tartu) in the then Swedish province of Livonia was the second university founded in the Swedish Empire, following Uppsala University (in Uppsala, Sweden proper) and preceding the Academy of Åbo (in Turku, Finland)?
...that the Estonian river which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv through Tartu County into Lake Peipus, is called Emajõgi, meaning "Mother River" in Estonian?