1. ESTONIA
Kehtna Põhikool
Signe Sammel, Gerda Pilk,
Regina Schults, Diana Slõšenkova
2. •General information:
AREA 45,227 SQ KM
POPULATION 1.3 MILLION
CAPITAL TALLINN
LANGUAGE ESTONIAN
CURRENCY EURO since 1.01.11
MAIN RELIGION LUTHERAN
NATIONAL FLOWER CORNFLOWER
NATIONAL BIRD BARN SWALLOW
NATIONAL STONE LIMESTONE
NATIONAL FISH BALTIC HERRING
5. Helsinki – 85 km
TALLINN
Kehtna – 60 km Moscow – 1040 km
Rouen - 1875 Riga – 310km
Ferrol – 2800 km
Augusta – 2579 km Nevsehir– 2644 km
6. THE ESTONIAN NATIONAL FLAG
Originally flag of the Estonian Students’ Society, consecrated in Otepää
Church in 1884
On 24 February 1989 rehoisted on the tower of Tall Hermann
According to Estonian tradition, hoisted at sunrise and lowered at
sunset
7. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS –
DAYS OFF
1 January - New Year’s Day
24 February - Independence Day
April (movable) - Good Friday (Easter)
1 May - Spring Day
23 June - Victory Day
20 August - Day of the Restoration of Independence
25-26 December - Christmas
9. FAMOUS ESTONIANS
Gerd Kanter Tanel Padar
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi Neeme Järvi and Eri Klas
10. Kehtna Basic School
The school was
opened in 1843.
The new
schoolhouse was
opened in 1990
The school has 149
students
Students are at the
age of 7 – 17
11. Traditions
1. September – schoolyear
begins
September & May - Sports
day.
October – Teachers’ Day.
December – Christmas
party.
January – Maths week,
wrestling competition
February – Shrove Tuesday,
Independence Day
April – School’s anniversary
May – final school day for
9th grade (when they
immidate being 7 year
olds)
June – Graduation
13. Waste paper campaign
We have taken
part in this campaign
for 6 years.
We have collected
66,135 kg waste
paper till now.
70 kg waste paper = 1 tree
We saved 66,135 kg : 70kg = 945 trees
17. The Baltic Sea
The inland sea of the
Atlantic ocean.
Saltiness is very low: 2-3‰ -
15‰
Area: 373,000 km2
Average depth : 52 m
The maximum depth: 459 m
(Landsort trench)
There are 30 species of fish
in Estonian waters and 10
species of migrant fish.
There are also ca 440
species of invertebrates.
18. Lakes
Nearly 1,200 lakes The largest lakes are
The deepest lake is Peipsi-Pihkva (3537.6
Rõuge (38 meters) km²) and Võrtsjärv
(269.3 km²)
19. Lake Peipsi
Estonia is separated from
Russia by Lake Peipsi
30m above sea level
Around 200 rivers and
streams flow into the lake,
the biggest is the Emajõgi
The only river running out of
the Peipsi is the River Narva
And the biggest island is
Piirissaare (Border Island).
20. Lake Võrtsjärv
Võrtsjärv is the largest
lake situated completely
within Estonian borders.
basin area: 3,380 km²
the maximum depth: 6 m
average depth: 2.8 m
33.5 m above sea level
the length of coastline is
109 km
21. Lake Kaali is unique in Europe because it is a
water-filled meteor crater. It is on the biggest
island Saaremaa.
22. Rivers
The longest river is the Võhandu which is 162
kilometres.
We have over 7,000 watercourses.
Waterfalls are only in the rivers of North-Estonia.
Sandstone outcrops are common in South-Estonia.
The western rivers get often flooded.
28. Swamps
A swamp is an area or
ecosystem where lots of
plants remain
decomposed.
Swamps develop when
the land is too wet or
when lakes grow together.
There are 9,836 swamps
which is 22.3 % of the
total area.
The thickest layer of peat
is in Vällamäe bog (18 m).
The biggest bog lake is
the Loosalu which is close
to our school.
30. Groundwater
It is underground water that often gives
us drinking water
Estonia has around 5,000 springs but
many of them are dry in summer
40% of groundwater comes from hills
The biggest springs are in North-
Estonia.
