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Nõmme
Nõmme (Estonian for ''"Heath"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-class suburban area, mostly consisting of listed private homes from the 1920s and 1930s and is sometimes referred to as the "Forest Town." History Nõmme was founded by Nikolai von Glehn, the owner of Jälgimäe Manor, in 1873 as a summerhouse district. The development started around the railway station. In 1926 it was granted town rights, but in the beginning of the Soviet occupation in 1940, it was merged with Tallinn and remains as one of the eight districts of Tallinn to date. There are many historical sights in Nõmme, such as the Glehn's Castle, Kalevipoeg sculpture (also known as "Glehn's Devil"), the "Victoria Palace" cinema, and Nõmme Market. Other important sights include Vanaka hill, the ski jumping tower, Rahumäe cemetery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nõmme Market
Nõmme ( Estonian for ''"Heath"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-class suburban area, mostly consisting of listed private homes from the 1920s and 1930s and is sometimes referred to as the "Forest Town." History Nõmme was founded by Nikolai von Glehn, the owner of Jälgimäe Manor, in 1873 as a summerhouse district. The development started around the railway station. In 1926 it was granted town rights, but in the beginning of the Soviet occupation in 1940, it was merged with Tallinn and remains as one of the eight districts of Tallinn to date. There are many historical sights in Nõmme, such as the Glehn's Castle, Kalevipoeg sculpture (also known as "Glehn's Devil"), the "Victoria Palace" cinema, and Nõmme Market. Other important sights include Vanaka hill, the ski jumping tower, Rahumäe cemet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nõmme (subdistrict)
Nõmme ( Estonian for ''"Heath"'') is a subdistrict in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and had a population on 1 January 2014 of 6,389, with a population density of . Nõmme has a station on the Elron western route. The first train station in Nõmme was opened in 1872. Gallery File:Nõmme jaamahoone.jpg, Nõmme train station File:Nõmme turuhoone 3.jpg, Nõmme market building, burned down and rebuilt in 2010 File:Los Angeles? No, Nõmme Center, Tallinn Estonia.jpg, File:Ehitajate tee algul koos Mustamäe suusasillaga.jpg, Ehitajate tee going up to Nõmme hill from Mustamäe Mustamäe ( Estonian for ''Black Hill'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The smallest by area (it covers only 8.1 km²), it is at the same time the second largest district by popul .... File:N6mme rahu kirik 2007 veebruar.jpg, Nõmme Rahu (''Peace'') Church References Subdistricts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 railway station was built to Hiiu in 1913. Gallery File:Hiiu raudteepeatus.jpg, Hiiu train station File:Vabaduse puiestee 20081.jpg, Vabaduse puiestee, the main road of Nõmme Nõmme ( Estonian for ''"Heath"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-cla ... District in Hiiu. File:Hiiu grain elevator.JPG, Grain elevator File:Glehni loss 02.jpg, Glehn Castle File:Mustamäe suusahüppetornid.jpg, Mustamäe ski jumping hill File:Nõmme Ristija Johannese kirik 1.jpg, Nõmme St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Church See also * Hiiu Stadium References Subdistric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Männiku, Tallinn
Männiku (Estonian for ''"Pine Grove"'') 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 5,978 (), population density is . Gallery File:Valdeku tänav 01.jpg, Level crossing near Liiva train station. File:Männiku tee 02.jpg, File:Nõmme sotsiaalmaja.jpg, Männiku social house, former Tallinn 39. High School. See also *Männiku training area Männiku training area is one of the six military training fields used by the Estonian Defence Forces. It is located just outside the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, in Kiili and Saku municipalities. Its area is . History During the Soviet occup ... References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahumäe Cemetery
Rahumäe ( Estonian for ''"Peace Hill"'' or ''"Quiet Hill"'') 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 3,075 (), population density is . Rahumäe has a station on the Elron western route. Rahumäe and Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ... cemeteries are situated in Rahumäe. Gallery File:Rahumäe jaama hoone.jpg, Rahumäe train station File:Rahumäe raudteepeatus (tänapäev).jpg, File:Rahumäe sõjaväejaama hoone.jpg, Ruins of former narrow gauge railway station building. File:Rahumäe kalmistu.jpg, Entrance of Rahumäe cemetery. File:Juudi kalmistu kabel.jpg, Chapel on Jewish cemetery File:Järve Keskus 2557.JPG, Järve shopping centre References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahumäe
Rahumäe ( Estonian for ''"Peace Hill"'' or ''"Quiet Hill"'') 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 3,075 (), population density is . Rahumäe has a station on the Elron western route. Rahumäe and Jewish cemeteries are situated in Rahumäe. Gallery File:Rahumäe jaama hoone.jpg, Rahumäe train station File:Rahumäe raudteepeatus (tänapäev).jpg, File:Rahumäe sõjaväejaama hoone.jpg, Ruins of former narrow gauge railway station building. File:Rahumäe kalmistu.jpg, Entrance of Rahumäe cemetery Rahumäe ( Estonian for ''"Peace Hill"'' or ''"Quiet Hill"'') 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 3,075 (), population density is . Rahumäe has a .... File:Juudi kalmistu kabel.jpg, Chapel on Jewish cemetery File:Järve Keskus 2557.JPG, Järve shopping centre References ... [...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] |
Kivimäe, Tallinn
Kivimäe ( Estonian for ''"Stone Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Nõmme, 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, and .... It covers an area of and has a population of 4,936 (), population density is . Kivimäe has a station on the Elron western route. Gallery File:Kivimäe raudteepeatus (tänapäev).jpg, Kivimäe train station File:Ugala tänav 2008.jpg, File:Sanatooriumi tänav.jpg, File:Jannseni kaubamaja.jpg, Local shopping centre "Jannseni Kaubamaja" File:Tallinna Muusikakeskkool 1.jpg, Tallinn Music High School File:Mälestuskivi Voldemar Pansole Kivimäe (Tallinn).jpg, Memorial stone to actor and theatre director Voldemar Panso. References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Von Glehn
Alexander Nikolai von Glehn (16 July 1841 in Jälgimäe Manor, Kreis Harrien, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire – 7 September 1923 in Brazil), was a Baltic German landowner and public figure, most notable for being the founder of the town of Nõmme (now part of Tallinn). He was born into the wealthy Glehn family, and was the brother of Peter von Glehn, a noted botanist. He studied economics, medicine, philosophy and architecture at the University of Tartu and in Germany. Glehn established a new settlement called Nõmme in the northern part of the lands of his Jälgimäe Manor. In 1873 he gave out the first plots near the railway station which was established a year before on the Tallinn–Paldiski railway (part of the Baltic Railway). In 1917 Nõmme gained the borough rights and in 1926 the town rights, but was merged with Tallinn in 1940. Glehn also built himself a new Mustamäe Manor (german: Hohenhaupt), nowadays known as the Glehn Castle into Nõmme. The main b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laagri, Tallinn
Laagri ( Estonian for ''"Camp"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Nõmme, 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, and .... It covers an area of and has a population of 935 (), population density is . It is the southernmost subdistrict of Tallinn. Laagri has a station on the Elron western route. Gallery File:Laagri raudteepeatus.jpg, Laagri old train station. File:Laagri SäästumarketIMG 2601.JPG, Laagri Säästumarket, a discount supermarket File:Hesburger Laagri.IMG 2600.JPG, Hesburger fast-food restaurant References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liiva, Tallinn
Liiva ( Estonian for ''"Sand"'') 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 1,365 (), population density is . It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit) AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia. The company was founded as a subsidiary of Eesti Raudtee in 1998, and separated shortly thereafter. Prior to 2014, the company operated exclusi .... Liiva cemetery is situated in Liiva. Gallery File:Liiva railway station building 15May2009.jpg, Liiva railway station File:Liiva raudteejaama veetorn,1917.JPG, Water tower in railway station File:Train in Liiva railway station 15May2009.jpg, 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 Christianity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
