toc right wiktionary Baltic may refer to Geography Northern Europe The Baltic Sea Baltic states also Baltics, Baltic countries or Baltic republics Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia The Baltic region , an ambiguous term referring to the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea Baltic governorates or provinces, former parts of the Russian Empire modern Latvia, Estonia The Baltic Shield , the exposed Precambrian northwest segment of the East European Craton The Baltic Plate , an ancient tectonic plate that is now fused onto the Eurasian Plate North America Baltic, Connecticut Baltic, Ohio Baltic, South Dakota Baltic, Kings County, Prince Edward Island , Canada Baltic, Prince County, Prince Edward Island , Canada People and their languages Baltic languages , a subfamily of Indo European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian language Balts or Baltic peoples , ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and or originating from the Baltic countries Baltic Germans , historical ethnic German minority in Latvia and Estonia Baltic Russians , Russian immigrant community of post World War II origin in the Baltic countries Ships and related Baltic steamship Baltic steamship Baltic tug Baltic tug , a German emergency tow vessel Baltic Exchange , a UK company that operates as a marketplace for shipbrokers, ship owners and charterers Baltic Dry Index , a daily shipping index published by the Baltic Exchange Baltic Fleet , the Russian Navy s presence in the Baltic Sea Baltic Shipyard , one of the oldest shipyards in Russia Other Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, United Kingdom Baltic State Opera , the Opera House in Gda sk, Poland Baltic Basketball League , a Baltic states basketball league founded in 2004 Baltic, a locomotive with a 4 6 4 wheel arrangement See also Baltica disambiguation Baltiysk , town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia Baltiysky disambiguation ... it Baltic mk nl Baltisch pl Ba tyk ujednoznacznienie ro Baltic vo Baltic ... more details
Battle of the Baltic can refer to the following Battle of Copenhagen 1801 Battle of Copenhagen 1807 Battle of the Baltic poem British Campaign in the Baltic 1918 19 Battle of the Baltic 1939 1945 Baltic Offensive Disambig ... more details
Baltic Cup can refer to Baltic Cup figure skating Baltic Cup figure skating competition Baltic Cup football Baltic Cup football competition Baltic Futsal Cup futsal competition Baltic Cup chess chess competition Baltic Cup draughts competition See also Baltic League disambiguation disambig et Balti turniir lv Baltijas Kauss pl Baltic Cup ujednoznacznienie ... more details
The Baltic Times is an independent general interest weekly covering the news, business and culture issues of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania . The paper was formed from a merger in 1996 of the Baltic Independent and Baltic Observer . It is the only English language print newspaper covering all three Baltic states. External links http www.baltictimes.com The Baltic Times DEFAULTSORT Baltic Times, The Category Newspapers published in Estonia Category Newspapers published in Latvia Category Newspapers published in Lithuania Category Publications established in 1996 Category Companies based in Riga latvia newspaper stub estonia newspaper stub lithuania newspaper stub de The Baltic Times fr The Baltic Times pt The Baltic Times tr The Baltic Times ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 The Baltic Plate was an ancient tectonic plate that existed from the Cambrian period to the Carboniferous period . The Baltic Plate collided against Siberia continent Siberia , to form the Ural Mountains about 500 million years ago. The Baltic Plate, however, fused onto the Eurasian Plate when the Baltic Plate collided against Siberia when the Ural Mountains were completely formed. The Baltic Plate contained Baltica and the Baltic Shield which is now located in Norway , Sweden and Finland . See also Baltic Shield Baltic Shield relation to Baltic plate Baltic Shield relation to Baltic plate Category Tectonic plates Category Historical tectonic plates Category Historical geology Category Paleozoic Category Natural history of Europe Category Geology of Europe Tectonics stub Palaeo geo stub fi Baltian kilpi uk ... more details
Baltic Americans are Americans of Balts Baltic descent . The term generally includes Latvian American s Lithuanian American s Estonian American s depending on definition Finnish American s depending on definition disambig ... more details
The Baltic Triangle is a development area in Liverpool city centre. It is currently being redeveloped to become the home of the creative industries in Liverpool. External links http www.baltictriangle.co.uk Main website for the Baltic Triangle Category Liverpool ... more details
groups. Baltic 21 provides a platform for governments, organisations, communities and people to seek out new partnerships and strengthen those already in existence. The Baltic 21 process is steered ... of the above named member countries, organizations and institutions. The continually growing Baltic ... Poland Russia Sweden OTHER MEMBERS Baltic Fishermen Association Baltic Local Agenda 21 Forum Baltic Ports Organisation Baltic Sea Secretariat for Youth Affairs Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation Baltic Sea Tourism Commission Baltic University Progaramme Coalition Clean Baltic CPMR Baltic Sea ... Baltic Tidy Local Governments for Sustainability ICLEI Nordic countries Nordic Council of Ministers Nordic Environment Finance Corporation Nordic Investment Bank Union of the Baltic Cities United ... the Baltic Sea 2010 World Bank World Business Council for Sustainable Development World Wide Fund ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 Baltic Compass is a transnational project which aims to reinforce connection ... and a more competitive Baltic Sea region. The name Baltic Compass comes from the letters from the whole ... in Agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region ref http www.balticcompass.org ref . From blooming Baltic Sea to a blooming Baltic Region Baltic Compass aims to find ways how the agricultural sector in the Baltic ... time preserve the Baltic Sea. The large catchment area and the shallowness and enclosedness of the Baltic Sea make it very vulnerable. The Baltic Sea has 9 riparian countries and therefore close ... ecosystems in the whole Baltic Sea Region. Baltic Compass aims to reduce euthrophication through ... in the Baltic Sea region. Project background Baltic Compass is a Pan Baltic project with the 22 ... partner . Baltic Compass will thus function as a regional platform where participants and stakeholders ..., create scientific scenarios and facilitate investments. Baltic Compass fosters win win solutions ... on Baltic Compass is to contribute with sharing of practical solutions and innovations web portal ... support when investing for future businesses in the sensitive Baltic ecosystems independently in which Baltic Sea Region country. Baltic Compass is regarded as a strategic level project by the financier the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 2013 for its contributions to investments and policy environments ... ideas of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan and the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region ref http www.helcom.fi ref . Baltic Compass will run from December 2009 to December 2012. References reflist External links http www.balticcompass.org Baltic Compass http www.bsag.fi teot maatalous bioenergia Baltic Sea Action Group BSAG http eu.baltic.net Project Database.5308.html?&&contentid 42&contentaction single Baltic Sea Region 2007 2013 Project Database Category International environmental organizations Category International organizations of Europe Category Baltic Sea ... more details
Baltic pipeline may refer to Balticconnector , a planned gas pipeline between Estonia and Finland Baltic Gas Interconnector , a planned gas pipeline between Germany, Denmark and Sweden Baltic Pipe , a planned gas pipeline between Denmark and Poland Baltic Pipeline System , a Russian oil transport system Nord Stream , a planned gas pipeline between Russia and Germany disambig ... more details
Several steamships have been named Baltic SS Baltic 1850 a wooden hulled sidewheel steamer with the American Collins Line, which held the Blue Riband from 1851 to 1856 SS Baltic 1871 a passenger ship of the White Star Line which held the eastbound transatlantic record from 1873 to 1875 RMS Baltic 1903 a White Star ocean liner which was the world s largest passenger ship in 1905 shipindex ... more details
otheruses2 Baltic Image Baltic Seven Islands.gif right thumb 330px A contemporary transnational Euroregion encompasses the islands of the Baltic countries. The terms Baltic region , Baltic Rim countries , and Baltic Rim refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea . Etymology main Baltic name The first to name it the Baltic Sea Mare Balticum was eleventh century German chronicler Adam of Bremen . I removed white sea because there is another ... Denotation Depending on the context the Baltic region might stand for The countries that have shorelines along the Baltic Sea Denmark , Estonia , Latvia , Finland , Germany , Lithuania , Poland , Russia , and Sweden . The group of countries presently referred to by the short hand Baltic states Estonia ... Estonia . The former Baltic province of Imperial Russia Today s Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania without ... Empire British trade route through the Baltic Sea, i.e. including the Scandinavian Peninsula Sweden and Norway . The Council of the Baltic Sea States , comprised by the countries with shorelines along the Baltic Sea, in addition to Norway , Iceland and the rest of European Union . The islands of the Euroregion B7 Baltic Seven Islands, which includes the islands and archipelagos land autonomous , Bornholm ... excluded. See also Baltic disambiguation Baltic Baltoscandia Northern Dimension North Sea Region Baltia Roman mythology External links http itameri.kyamk.fi e.html The Baltic Sea Information Centre http www.balticuniv.uu.se index.php The Baltic University Programme a University network focused on a sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region. http www.vasab.org Baltic Sea Region Spatial Planning Initiative VASAB http eu.baltic.net Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007 2013 http www.vifanord.de ... and Baltic countries as well as the Baltic region as a whole. br Regions of the world Countries bordering the Baltic Sea Categories Category Baltic Sea Category History of Finland Other languages ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced May 2009 orphan December 2010 The Baltic Review is an English language newspaper covering general business news in the Baltic states . It also has a German language edition Baltische Rundschau . Newspaper s offices are located in Riga , Tallinn and Rhens with headquarters in Lithuanian capital city Vilnius . The Baltic Review describes itself as the independent newspaper from the Baltics for the World. The newspaper is owned by Dr. Ingwar Heinrich Lotz, Ingvar Heinrich Lotc, Ingvar Henry Lotts. External links Newspaper web in English http baltic review.com Baltic Review Newspaper web in in German http baltische rundschau.eu Baltische Rundschau Category Lithuanian media Category Business newspapers ... more details
The Baltic nobility was the privileged social class in the territories of today s Estonia and Latvia . It existed continuously since the medieval foundation of Terra Mariana . Most of the gentry were Baltic German s, but Poland Poles and Sweden Swedes joined as well, and Russia ns later under the Russian empire . ref http personen.digitale sammlungen.de baltlex Band bsb00000445.html Carl Arvid von Klingspor s Baltisches Wappenbuch. Wappen s mmtlicher, den Ritterschaften von Livland, Estland, Kurland und Oesel zugeh riger Adelsgeschlechter Stockholm 1882 ref This nobility was a source of officers and other servants to Swedish and Polish kings in 16th and particularly 17th centuries, when Couronia n, Duchy of Estonia Estonia n, Duchy of Livonia Livonia n and Oesel ian lands belonged to them. Russian emperors used Baltic nobles in government. They were organized in the de Estl ndische Ritterschaft Estonian Noble Corporation in Reval , Couronian Noble Corporation in Mitau , and Livonian Noble Corporation in Riga . Viipuri Viborg also had an institution to register rolls of nobles in accordance with Baltic models in the 18th century. Most of the nobility was recall of Baltic Germans recalled by Hitler to Germany in late 1939, a few months prior to the Occupation of the Baltic States annexation ... the successors of the Baltic nobility all around the world. Citation needed date July 2010 See also Baltic Noble Corporations Baltic Germans Terra Mariana External links http personen.digitale ... trees of Baltic nobility in German http personen.digitale sammlungen.de baltlex Band bsb00000445.html Baltisches Wappenbuch , coats of arms of Baltic nobility http www.mois.ee english Estonian ... by the Baltic nobility Roger Bartlett The Russian and the Baltic German nobility in the eighteenth ... Baltic nobility Baltic nobility Category Latvian nobility Latvian nobility Category Estonian nobility Estonian nobility Category Livonian nobility Livonian nobility Category Baltic Germans Baltic Germans ... more details
Baltic Astronomy is quarterly international journal published by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy Vilnius, Lithuania for astronomical institutions of the Baltic states. The journal was first published in 1992. Papers from all countries on all branches of astronomy are accepted with no page charge. Submitted articles are refereed. The journal is sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Science of Lithuania. The editor of the journal is Vytautas Strai ys . ISSN 1392 0049 External links http www.itpa.lt ba Baltic Astronomy journal home page Category Astronomy journals Category Scientific journals in Lithuania Category Publications established in 1992 Category Quarterly journals Lithuania stub sci journal stub astronomy stub pt Baltic Astronomy ... more details
Neopaganism2 The Baltic region Baltic countries were the last part of Europe to be Christianization Christianized , and vestiges of paganism blend into a Neopaganism movement that is largely independent of Western Asatru . Romuva church in Lithuania Dievtur ba in Latvia External links http vinland.org heathen pagancee paganism Neopaganism Category Neopagan traditions Category Baltic mythology Neopaganism stub it Neopaganesimo baltico lt Balt neopagonyb ... more details
East Baltic may refer to the eastern Baltic region historically, in physical anthropology, the East Baltic race disambig Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Baltic Medal image File Baltic Medal obv.jpg 150px File Baltic Medal rev.jpg 150px br File BalticRibbon.png center caption Obverse top left and reverse top right of the medal. Ribbon 32mm, yellow with light blue edges. awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland type Campaign medal eligibility Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Sappers and Miners. for Campaign service. campaign Baltic Sea 1854 55. description Silver disk, 36mm diameter. clasps None authorised. established 1856 total image2 caption2 NOTOC The Baltic Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1856 , for issue to officers and men of the Royal Navy , Royal Marines , and Royal Sappers and Miners who served in Baltic Sea operations against Russia in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War . The medal primarily covered naval actions but it was also awarded to 100 men or the Royal Sappers and Miners for their work in the demolition of Russian fortifications at Bomarsund and Sveaborg ref Medals Year Book, p.130 ref . The die for the medal was engraved by Leonard Charles Wyon . Clasps None authorised Notes references References Cite web url http www.members.dca.net fbl BalticMedal.html title The Baltic Medal 1854 1855 author Fred Larimore year 2003 accessdate 2009 05 16 Bibliography Mackay, J and Mussel, J eds Medals Yearbook 2006 , 2005 , Token Publishing. Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin eds , British Battles and Medals , 1988 , Spink British campaign medals Category British campaign medals Category Crimean War ca Medalla del B ltic de Baltic Medal pl Baltic Medal ru ... more details
File Baltiska 1914b.jpg thumb right 200px Exhibition poster The Baltic Exhibition was held in Malm , Sweden , from 15 May 1914 to 4 October 1914. It consisted of exhibitions about industry, art and crafts from Sweden, Denmark , Germany and Russia at the time the four countries around the Baltic Sea . Thow the city doesn t have beaches at the Baltic Sea, but at resund . The Baltic games were held at the same time, the swimming competitions lasting for 12 days and attracted many internationally well known athletes. Many of Malm s parks were reconstructed for that occasion, and most notably a large new park, Pildammsparken , was founded. Although most of the buildings constructed for the exhibition was removed shortly after, some remnants can still be found here. The First World War interrupted the exhibition since both Germany and Russia came to be involved in the war on different sides. After the war Russia had ceased to exist and some parts of the Russian art displayed in Malm remained here and was eventually incorporated into the city s own collections. See also Baltic states Baltic region External links Webpage in Swedish, contains a few photos from the exhibition. http hem.passagen.se stengronberg3 baltiska.htm Category World s Fairs in Sweden Category Malm de Baltische Ausstellung no Den baltiske utstillingen sv Baltiska utst llningen ... more details
Baltic Yachts is a company which constructs sailing yacht s. It is located in the municipality of Larsmo in Finland , where it also is the largest employer. The sailing boats constructed are between convert 50 ft m and convert 197 ft m . Advanced and light materials, such as carbon fiber and Kevlar are used in the construction. See also List of sailboat designers and manufacturers List of large sailing yachts External links http www.balticyachts.fi Baltic Yachts website Category Boat builders Category Keelboats Category Shipbuilding companies of Finland Category Sailing in Finland manufacturing company stub sv Baltic Yachts ... more details
Orphan date January 2011 New unreviewed article source ArticleWizard date September 2010 Baltic Proper covers the part of the Baltic Sea , from land Sea to the danish sounds. land Sea, the Gulf of Finland and Gulf of Riga is not included. The border in the west to the Danish water is according to SMHI Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute the same as the bridges over Great Belt , Little Belt and resund . References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist Category Articles created via the Article Wizard Category Baltic Sea sv Egentliga stersj n ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2007 The Baltic Institute Instytut Ba tycki in Gda sk is a scientific society researching the topics of the Baltic Sea countries, maritime economic issues, and Polish German and Polish Scandinavian relations. History The Baltic Institute was established in 1925 in Toru , beginning real activities in 1927, with the main goal of documenting the Polish heritage in Pomerania after 100 years of German occupation and Germanization practices. In 1931 a branch was established in Gdynia . During the German occupation of Poland in World War II the institute was abolished by the Nazis. The Baltic Institute was re established in 1945 with its headquarters first in Bydgoszcz , Sopot and then in Gda sk . New branches were opened in Gdynia, Sopot, Toru , Bydgoszcz and Szczecin . During the big reorganization of the scientific societies in Pomerania, in 1950 the instutute became a part of the Western Institute in Pozna , but was made independent again in 1958 with its headquarters in Gda sk. Research Areas The Baltic Instutute conducts research in the following areas knowledge of Scandinavia , and Polish Scandinavian relations. Polish German relation, especially related to Gda sk Pomerania and the Baltic Sea area. the newest history and economic cooperation in the Baltic Sea area after World War II . Main publications Komunikaty Instytutu Ba tyckiego The Baltic Institute Messages Gda skie Zeszyty Humanistyczne Gdansk Humanistic Volumes Category Polish scientific societies Category Polish regional societies Category Gda sk Category Toru Category Baltic Sea pl Instytut Ba tycki ... more details
Infobox Language family name Baltic region Northern Europe familycolor Indo European fam1 Indo European languages Indo European fam2 Balto Slavic languages Balto Slavic child1 Western Baltic languages Western Baltic child2 Eastern Baltic languages Eastern Baltic iso2 bat iso5 bat The Baltic languages ... and spoken mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe . The language group is sometimes divided into two sub groups Western Baltic , containing only extinct languages, and Eastern Baltic , containing both extinct and the two living languages in the group Lithuanian ... extinct Old Prussian language has been considered the most archaic of the Baltic languages. ref .... Soc. 100, 59 129. ref Branches Western Baltic languages Galindian language Galindian Old Prussian language Old Prussian Sudovian language Sudovian Yotvingian Skalvian language Skalvian Eastern Baltic ... of Lithuanian Curonian language Old Curonian sometimes considered Western Baltic Curonian language New Curonian New Curonian nearly extinct status as Eastern Western Baltic is disputed Selonian ... Image Baltic languages.png thumb left Distribution of the Baltic languages in the Baltic simplified . Speakers of modern Baltic languages ref Though included among the Baltic states , the language of Estonia the Estonian language is a Finno Ugric language and is not related to the Baltic languages ... in present day Belarus , perhaps even to Moscow , perhaps as far south as Kiev . Key evidence of Baltic ... that are characteristically Baltic. Use of hydronyms is generally accepted to determine the extent ... distribution of Baltic languages to a fraction of the area which they had formerly covered. Prehistory and history Indo European topics Although the various Baltic tribes were mentioned by ancient historians as early as 98 B.C., the first attestation of a Baltic language was in about 1350, with the creation ... believed that Baltic languages are among the most archaic of the remaining Indo European languages ... more details
For other uses Baltic League disambiguation Infobox football league name Baltic League logo Baltic League ... champions flagicon LAT FK Ventspils Ventspils season 2009 10 Baltic League 2009 10 most successful ... Viasat Sport Baltic website http www.balticleague.com Baltic League current 2010 11 Baltic League The Baltic League officially known as the Triobet Baltic League is a Baltic football club tournament, launched in 2007 inspired by the Scandinavia n tournament Royal League and by the Baltic Basketball ... 10 Baltic League 2009 10 , the competition will be expanded to 16 teams, with five sides from every Baltic state taking part. One additional slot will be allocated to the sixth best team from the country of the previous winner. A similar competition is the Baltic Champions Cup which features the league ... 10 Baltic League 2009 10 flagicon Lithuania FK S duva Marijampol S duva 3 3 Extra time a.e.t. br ... , Marijampol flagicon Estonia Sten Kaldma 2008 Baltic League 2008 flagicon Latvia Skonto FC Skonto ... rowspan 3 2007 Baltic League 2007 flagicon Latvia FK Ventspils Ventspils 1 3 flagicon Latvia FHK Liep jas ... S Seasons in Baltic League width 120 Seasons Won align left flagicon LAT FK Ventspils Ventspils 1 1 3 align left 2009 10 Baltic League 2009 10 align left flagicon LAT FHK Liep jas Metalurgs Metalurgs 1 0 3 align left 2007 Baltic League 2007 align left flagicon LTU FBK Kaunas Kaunas 1 0 2 align left 2008 Baltic League 2008 align left flagicon LAT Skonto FC Skonto 0 1 3 align left ... width 40 1st width 40 2nd width 120 Seasons Won align left flag Latvia 2 2 align left 2007 Baltic League 2007 , 2009 10 Baltic League 2009 10 align left flag Lithuania 1 1 align left 2008 Baltic League 2008 align left flag Estonia 0 0 align left All time top goalscorers As of May ... links http www.balticleague.com Official Site Baltic League 2010 11 Baltic League Baltic League seasons Football in Estonia Football in Latvia Football in Lithuania Category Baltic League Category ... more details
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