OESEL

OESEL: (51), a marshy, well-wooded island at the mouth of the Gulf of Riga, in the Baltic, 45 m. long and 25 m. of average breadth; has some low hills and precipitous coasts; Arensburg (4), on the SE. shore, is the only town; Danish from 1559, the island passed to Sweden in 1645 and to Russia in 1721; the wealthier classes are of German descent.

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Oesel — Oesel, russ. Insel vor dem Rigaer Meerbusen, 47 QM. groß mit 46000 E., die von Ackerbau, Viehzucht und Fischerei leben. Einzige Stadt Arensburg mit 2900 E., kleinem Hafen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Oesel — Saare maakond Basisdaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Oesel — /ue zeuhl/, n. German name of Saaremaa. * * * … Universalium
Oesel — /ue zeuhl/, n. German name of Saaremaa … Useful english dictionary
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Baltic Noble Corporations — of Livonia, Estonia, Courland and Oesel (Ösel) were medieval fiefdoms formed by German nobles in the 13th century under vassalage to the Teutonic Knights and Denmark in modern Latvia and Estonia. The territories continued to have semi autonomous… … Wikipedia
Saaremaa — Saare maakond Basisdat … Deutsch Wikipedia

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