Estonia
The country contains
no silver no gold
of fertile black soil
the country is mould
(Martin Kõrber)
Ei hõbedat kulda
ei leidu me maal
kuid viljakandvat mulda
on küllalt igal pool
(Martin Kõrber)
Estonian agricultural landscapes
1. Cultural dimension
Considered in national planning and policy.
2. Typical agricultural landscape types
- Open fields
- Small holding village landscapes
- Mosaic landscapes
- Wooded meadows
- River meadows
3. Cultural elements connected with national agricultural landscape
- Farmsteads with trees
- Outstanding individual trees and groves
- Scattered boulders
- Stone walls
- Windmills
4. Disciplines and professions dealing with agricultural landscapes as cultural heritage
- Geography
- Landscape architecture
- Land management
- Forestry
- Heritage management
5. National governmental departments dealing with agricultural landscape and cultural heritage
- Ministry of Interior
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Agriculture
