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Mäeküla, Tallinn
Mäeküla (Estonian for ''"Hill Village"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... It has a population of 2 (). References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ''maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city Tartu, however only south of Helsinki, Finland, also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Reval. Tallinn received Lübeck city rights in 1248,, however the earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The medieval indigenous population of what is now Tallinn and northern Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astangu
Astangu (Estonian for ''"Terrace"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... It has a population of 3,274 (). Gallery File:Tallinn Astangu houses.jpg, Typical Soviet era apartment buildings in Astangu File:Tallinn Astangu.jpg, New apartment buildings File:Tallinn Astangu new houses.jpg, References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laabi
Laabi is a village in Harku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It's located west of the capital Tallinn (about from the city centre), behind the Lake Harku. The eastern half of the village's territory is covered by the Harku limestone rubble quarry. In the western part there are several industrial enterprises including alcohol producer Altia and Tallegg's chicken farm. There's also a kart circuit A kart circuit is a race track designed for kart racing or other forms of short length motor racing, such as small-scale motorcycle racing, pocketbike racing, or radio-controlled model racing. There are several types of kart circuit, depending o .... Laabi has a population of 88 (as of 1 June 2010). References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saue Parish
Saue Parish ( Estonian: ''Saue vald'') is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. The administrative centre of Saue Parish is Saue. It is situated in the suburban area of Estonia's capital, Tallinn. After the administrative reform of Estonia in 2017, the historical Saue Parish was merged into new Saue Parish (together with Saue, Kernu and Nissi), retaining its name. History Established in 1918, new-established in 2017. Local government Current chairman of the council (Estonian: ''volikogu esimees'') is Harry Pajundi. Current mayor (Estonian: ''vallavanem'') is Andres Laisk. Geography Populated places There are 3 small borough ( est: ''alevik'') and several villages ( est: ''külad'', sg. ''küla'') in Saue Parish. Small boroughs: Laagri - Riisipere - Turba Villages: Ääsmäe - Aila - Allika - Alliku - Aude - Ellamaa - Haiba - Hüüru - Hingu - Jaanika - Jõgisoo - Kaasiku - Kabila - Kernu - Kibuna - Kiia - Kirikla - Kivitammi - Koha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hüüru
Hüüru is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It's located west of the border of Tallinn (and about from the city centre), on the crossing of Tallinn–Paldiski road (E265) and Vääna River, just next to Harku. Hüüru has a population of 417 (as of 1 January 2012). Hüüru was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241 as ''Hiurenkylae''. In 1560 the Hüüru Manor (''Hüer'') was established on the site of the Harku Manor's watermill. The watermill had existed already in 1540–50. The main building of the manor was built in partially in the 18th and 19th centuries. Nowadays it is used as a local library. The watermill, which is situated just by the road houses a popular taverna where the river trout ''Salmo trutta fario'', sometimes called the river trout, and also known by the name of its parent species, the brown trout, is a predatory fish of the family Salmonidae and a subspecies or morph of the brown trout spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harku Parish
Harku Parish ( et, Harku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, northern Estonia, located west and neighbouring the capital Tallinn. It occupies an area of and has a population of 16,973 (as of June 1st 2022). The population density is . The administrative centre of Harku Parish is Tabasalu a small borough with population of 3,845. Local government The current mayor of Harku Parish is Erik Sandla from the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica. Current chairman of the council () is Kalle Palling MP. Religion Geography Populated places There are 2 small boroughs (, sg. - ) and 21 villages (, sg. - ) in Harku Parish. Small boroughs: Harku, Tabasalu. Villages: Adra, Harkujärve, Humala, Ilmandu, Kumna, Kütke, Laabi, Liikva, Muraste, Naage, Rannamõisa, Sõrve, Suurupi, Tiskre, Türisalu, Tutermaa, Vääna, Vääna-Jõesuu, Vahi, Vaila, Viti. Tabasalu pank.JPG, Tabasalu Murastemoistagant2.jpg, Muraste Rannamõisa cliff, 2011-06.jpg, Rannamõisa Ranna kirik. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harku
Harku (german: Hark) is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harku Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 868, of which the Estonians were 539 (62.1%). Harku was first mentioned probably in 1242 as ''Harkua''. The only women's prison in Estonia Harku Prison is located in Harku. Politician Edgar Savisaar (1950–2022) was born in the prison. Harku manor Harku manor (german: Hark) was founded in 1372 by the Teutonic Order. In 1583 it became a private property and was subsequently owned by several Baltic German families from the Baltic nobility. Following the Estonian Declaration of Independence, it was taken over by the state and used as a youth prison until the outbreak of World War II. Following the war the main building befell what is today known as the Estonian Agricultural University. The main building that we see today dates from the 18th century and has been rebuilt several times. It received its present external look d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vana-Mustamäe
Vana-Mustamäe ( Estonian for ''"Old Black Hill"'') is a neighborhood of Nõmme in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,066 (). It borders Hiiu and Pääsküla to the south, Nõmme to the southeast, Mustamäe to the northeast, Kadaka to the north, Astangu to the northwest, and Mäeküla to the west. It's the location of Glehn Castle (administratively in Hiiu Hiiu is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,986 (), population density is . Hiiu has a station on the Elron western route. The first narrow gauge ...). Gallery File:Tihniku sild 1.jpg File:Glehni rahula(Tallinn).jpg, Glehn's cemetery References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadaka, Tallinn
Kadaka (Estonian for ''"Juniper"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Mustamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 4,817 (). Gallery File:Laki I kvartal (Kadaka, Tallinn) 04.jpg, File:Eesti Energia.jpg, Headquarters of Eesti Energia Eesti Energia AS is a public limited energy company in Estonia with its headquarters in Tallinn. It is the world's biggest oil shale to energy company. The company was founded in 1939. As of 2014, it operates in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Fi ... File:Ehitajate ja Kadaka tee ristmik.jpg, Main junction in Kadaka File:Busside tagumised osad.jpg, Parking near TAK office File:Tallinna Autobussikoondise hoone.jpg, Tallinn Bus Company File:Veski kõrts (Kadaka, Tallinn).jpg, References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haabersti
Haabersti (german: Habers) is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Haabersti is divided into 12 subdistricts ( et, asum): Astangu, Haabersti, Kakumäe, Mustjõe, Mäeküla, Õismäe, Pikaliiva, Rocca al Mare, Tiskre, Veskimetsa, Vismeistri and Väike-Õismäe. The most populous part of the district is Väike-Õismäe, a residential area consisting of big panel houses which were mostly built in the 1970s. Lake Harku and an extensive beach area at Kakumäe and the Kopli Bay lie within the boundaries of the district. Since most of the territory has not been previously used for building, new areas with small residential buildings have developed in the last two decades. Haabersti is home to the Estonian Open Air Museum, Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Zoo Tallinn Zoo is a zoo in Tallinn, Estonia, that was founded in 1939. It is the only zoo in Estonia, and as of 2012, it housed 13,336 animals representing 548 species. Since 2009, it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the official languages of the European Union, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia. Classification Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family. The Finnic languages also include Finnish and a few minority languages spoken around the Baltic Sea and in northwestern Russia. Estonian is subclassified as a Southern Finnic language and it is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages. Alongside Finnish, Hungarian and Maltese, Estonian is one of the four official languages of the European Union that are not of an Indo-European origin. From the typological point of view, Estonian is a predominantly agglutinative language. The loss of word-final sounds is extensive, and this has made its inflectional morphology markedly more fusional, especially with respect to no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
