Nurmekund

Ancient county of Estonia
58°39′46″N 25°44′56″E / 58.6628°N 25.7489°E / 58.6628; 25.7489Common languagesOld EstonianReligion
Estonian paganism, Thor cultElder History 
• Established
Migration period
• Disestablished
1224
Succeeded by
Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights

Nurmekund (Low German: Nurmegunde) was a small independent country (ancient Estonian county) on the north coast of Lake Võrtsjärv in Central Estonia, bordered by Sakala, Alempois, Järvamaa, Mõhu, and Ugandi. Nurmekund had an area of approximately 600 hides.

From Dirham hoards in Estonia.
Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights, 1225 - 1250.
Livonia in 1260.
Põltsamaa river, the border river of Nurmekund, in 2005.

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  • Kuidas elasid inimesed vanasti, möödunud sajandil ja praegu (Estonian)
  • 9. - 13. saj.pärinevad Eesti aardeleiud (Estonian)
  • Eesti haldusjaotus ja võõrvõimude vaheldumine läbi aegade (Estonian)
  • Põltsamaa linnus (Estonian)