Nurmekund

Nurmekund
Nurmekund
Migration period–1224
Ancient Estonia, Nurmekund is dark green.
Capital		Pilistvere
Languages		Old Estonian
Religion		Estonian paganism, Thor cult
Government		Not specified
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.

File:Poltsamaajoki2.jpg

Põltsamaa river, the border river of Nurmekund, in 2005.

See also

• History of Estonia
• Imavere
• Kabala
• Kolga-Jaani
• Kõo
• Livonian Crusade
• Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights
• Pilistvere
• Põltsamaa
• Rulers of Estonia
• Võhma

External links

• 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)