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Siselinna Cemetery
Siselinna Cemetery ( et, Siselinna kalmistu) is a cemetery area in Juhkentali subdistrict, Tallinn, Estonia. Its area is 18.3 ha. Parts * Alexander Nevsky Cemetery (established 1775) * Old Charles' Cemetery (established 1864) * Military cemetery A war grave is a burial place for members of the armed forces or civilians who died during military campaigns or operations. Definition The term "war grave" does not only apply to graves: ships sunk during wartime are often considered to b ... (established 1887) * Old Jewish Cemetery (18th century – demolished 1963) * Polish Catholic cemetery (1844 – demolished 1950s) * Muslim cemetery (18th century – demolished 1950s?) * Cholera cemetery (18th century) References External links * {{Coord, 59.423, 24.762, type:landmark_region:EE, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhkentali
Juhkentali is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,221 (). History Pleekmäe, a suburb ('' vorstadt''), which located on the shore of the Härjapea, was first mentioned in 1536 as ''Bleke''. The subdistrict nowadays known as Juhkentali, was passed by the Härjapea. Gallery File:Tallinna bussijaam.jpg, Tallinn Bus Station File:KaleviKeskstaadion.jpg, Kalevi Keskstaadion File:Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, 2007.jpg, Bronze Soldier on the Tallinn Military Cemetery File:Juhkentali rimi.JPG, Rimi supermarket in Juhkentali street File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Kesklinn-Juhkentali-Juhkentali school.JPG, Juhkentali school File:Fahle.jpg, Fahle House / old celluloze factory reconstruction File:Fahle maja.jpg, File:EU-EE-TLN-Juhkentali street.JPG, Main street of quarter See also * Tallinn Bus Station *Kalevi Keskstaadion *Kalevi Spordihall * Tallinn Sports Hall * Siselinna Cemetery * Defence Forces Cemetery of ... [...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] |
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] |
Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastuse AS
Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers ( et, Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus) was an Estonian publisher which published reference literature (like encyclopedias, atlases) and popular science literature. As of 2009 publisher's main shareholders were Hardo Aasmäe (owned 25.6%), (owned 20.4%), and Ülo Kaevats (owned 12.0%). In 2011 the publisher went bankrupt. However, the bankruptcy proceedings got stuck because the owner of the publishing house's last office, Ülemiste City, confiscated the property in the company's office and sold it to cover the 9,000-euro rent debt. Bankruptcy administrator Tiina Mitt estimated its value at over 4.3 million euros. The location of sold documents, author contracts and books under editing is unknown. A part of the EE archive was also lost, a criminal investigation was initiated. Notable publications *1999 "100 great Estonians of the 20th century 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
