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Mysteries and the unexplained in Estonia
59 mysteries and the unexplained in estonia, each tied to the real place where it happened or is told, county by county. See them on the map →
Harju County
- Where did Admiral Pitka vanish? 1944
- The Raasiku silver hoard at Linnakse 2010
- The motionless light over Tallinn 2008
- The duke who lay unburied in St Nicholas' 1702
- The looted Ubina hoard of Salu 2005
- A flash over Saue caught on camera 2025
- Six waterspouts off Keri 2023
- A pope's seal under a Soviet office yard 2026
- A 1972 tin can inside an old ship 2019
- The needle ice that stopped Tallinn's taps 2025
- The roaring gas well of Keri island 1912
- A bright meteor over the Neeme peninsula 1927
- The body in the flooded tunnel under Lasnamäe 1929
- The 'wolves' of Nabala forest 1927
- A winged mine on Viinistu beach 1937
Hiiumaa
Ida-Viru County
- Silver rings hidden at Saka 2015
- A waterspout over Lake Peipus 2026
- A five-metre wall of ice at Kauksi 2021
- A Gotland woman's brooch at Varja 2019
- Ice-jam fields on the Narva at Kuningaküla 2026
- The gold spring of Ohakvere
- The coffin-shaped treasure stone of Jabara
- An empty boat washes up near Päite 1927
- The ancient ship in Lehviva bog 1939
- Something metal on the sea bed off Ontika 1939
- The nun from France who was taken for Plevitskaya 1937
Järva County
Lääne County
Lääne-Viru County
Pärnu County
Rapla County
Saaremaa
Tartu County
Valga County
Viljandi County
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