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Vanalinn
Vanalinn (Estonian for ''"Old Town"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), 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, an .... It has a population of 4,437 (). Gallery File:Cloudscape, tallinn 2006.jpg File:Kinopurskkaev.IMGP6638.JPG File:Majandusministeerium 2009.jpg File:Tallinn Overview.JPG, File:Old garner in Tallinn 1.JPG, File:Old garner in Tallinn 2.JPG, File:Põllumajandusministeerium.IMGP6532.JPG, File:Tallinn Old Town.jpg, File:Tallinn flower market.jpg, File:Tallinn snelli tiik.jpg, File:Fat Margaret - Leo-setä.jpg, File:Tallinn Blackhead.JPG, File:Niguliste kirik 2009.jpg, File:Church in Tallinn 1.JPG, File:Building in Toompea 3.JPG, File:Toompea from Toompark.JPG, File:A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Südalinn
Südalinn (Estonian for ''Downtown'', literally ''"Heart Town"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 169 (). File:Inglise Kolledž 2009.jpg, Tallinn English College Tallinn English College ( et, Tallinna Inglise Kolledž) is a co-educational general education school in Tallinn, Estonia with in depth education in the English language. It has elementary, middle and senior levels with students aged from 7 to 1 ... File:Viru bussiterminal.JPG, Viru Centre bus terminal is the most important spot in Tallinn bus system. File:Sakala keskuse varemed 2007.jpg, The demolition of Sakala centre, now the site of newly built Solaris shopping centre File:07-06-21-tallinn-by-RalfR-140.jpg, Beginning of Pärnu road References Subdistricts of Tallinn Kesklinn, Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatari, Tallinn
Tatari ( Estonian for ''"Tatar"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,098 (). Landmarks and institutions *Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ... (Rävala pst 16) *Cinema "Kosmos" (Pärnu mnt 45) Gallery File:Tallinn Tatari1.jpg, File:E.G.Kühnert - 1932.JPG, File:KosmoseKino2008.JPG, Cinema "Kosmos" File:Jacques Rosenbaum - Süda 3 - hea.JPG, File:LIIVALAIA 19.IMGP6041.JPG, References Subdistricts of Tallinn Kesklinn, Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassisaba
Kassisaba ( Estonian for ''"Cat's Tail"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 4,265 (). Gallery File:Falgi park Tallinn.jpg, Falgi park File:Kaitsepolitsei hoone.jpg, KAPO A kapo or prisoner functionary (german: Funktionshäftling) was a prisoner in a Nazi camp who was assigned by the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) guards to supervise forced labor or carry out administrative tasks. Also called "prisoner self-administrat ... headquarters File:EE-TLN-Endla street.JPG, Endla street File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Kesklinn-Kassisaba.JPG, File:Tallinn Kassisaba1.jpg, File:Roopa 17.jpg, Building on Roopa street References Subdistricts of Tallinn Kesklinn, Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamaja
Kalamaja (Estonian for ''Fish House''; german: Fischermay) is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located just northwest of the historical town centre, on the coast of the Tallinn Bay. Kalamaja has a population of 9,820 (). Kalamaja is one of the best preserved wooden architecture areas in Tallinn and Estonia. The quiet neighbourhood has long been known for its colourful hodgepodge of old fashioned, working class houses. Throughout most of Tallinn's history Kalamaja served as the city's main fishing harbour. Starting from the 14th century the area was traditionally dominated by fishermen, fishmongers and boat wrights. A new era began in 1870, when Tallinn was connected to Saint Petersburg by railroad. The Tallinn railway station (Balti jaam), was built between Kalamaja and the city centre. Suddenly enormous factories started to sprout up in this part of town, and they brought with them an influx of thousand ... [...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] |
Sadama
Sadama ( Estonian for ''"Harbour"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Kesklinn (Midtown), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,951 (). Gallery File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Kesklinn-Sadama-D Terminal.JPG, Former D-terminal in Old City harbour in Tallinn at 2010 File:Atlantica vs Classica.jpg, Cruise ships at cruise quay in Old City harbour in Tallinn File:Tallinn Rottermanni Soolaladu.jpg, Rotermann Salt Storage, now the Estonian Architecture Museum See also *Tallinn Passenger Port *Foorum Foorum is a shopping centre in the centre of Tallinn, Estonia. Foorum has a gross leasable area of 2,500 square metres containing 28 different shops (including four restaurants and cafés), including women's fashion, footwear, kid's clothes, j ... References Subdistricts of Tallinn Kesklinn, Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelmiküla
Kelmiküla (Estonian for ''"Rascal Village"'' or ''"Rogue Village"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (North Tallinn), Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,101 (). Gallery File:Tallinna Transpordikooli hooned.jpg, Former location of the "Tallinn Railway Technical School", now home to Tallinn European School. File:Baltia station.jpg, Tallinn main railway station "Balti jaam". File:Tehnika 15 2011-04-20.JPG, House on Tehnika street where artist Adamson-Eric Erich Carl Hugo Adamson (more commonly known as Adamson-Eric; 18 August 1902 – 2 December 1968) was an Estonian artist who worked mainly within the medium of painting in applied art. Life Erich Carl Hugo Adamson was born 18 August 1902 in Ta ... (1902–1968) lived. References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harju County
Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the southwest. The capital and largest city of Estonia, Tallinn, is situated in Harju County. Harju County is the largest county in Estonia in terms of population, as almost half (45%) of the Estonia's population lives in Harju County. History Ancient history The territory of modern Harju County consists mostly of two ancient Estonian counties: Revala, around what is now Tallinn, and Harjumaa, which was situated south of Revala and presently rests mostly in Rapla County. Lindanise, then a small trading post at the Gulf of Finland, served as the capital of Revala. It eventually grew into the mostly German-populated Hanseatic town of ''Reval'' and later into the Estonian cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tõnismägi
Tõnismägi (Estonian for ''" St. Anthony's Hill"'') is a 36-metre high hillock adjacent to Toompea hill in Tallinn, Estonia. From 1945 to 1996 the central portion of the hillock was called Liberators' Square ( et, Vabastajate väljak). The place became internationally known in 2007 when the Estonian government relocated a Soviet war memorial known as the .Estonia begins work to re-locate co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesklinn, Tallinn
Kesklinn (Estonian language, Estonian for ''"City centre"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of Põhja-Tallinn, to the west by Kristiine, to the southwest by Nõmme, to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita, and to the south by Rae Parish, beyond Lake Ülemiste. The island of Aegna, located in the Tallinn Bay, also falls within this administrative district. Kesklinn has an area of and a population of 57,731 (); population density is . It is home to Tallinn's World Heritage Site, UNESCO-listed Old Town. Here sits the Tallinn Passenger Port and port-related business centres, including a new complex of high-rise buildings on Liivalaia Street, as well as Tartu Road and Maakri Street. Most of the city's public and cultural venues are located in Kesklinn. These include the Toompea Castle, parliament building (Toompea Castle), City Government, The Eston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balti Jaam
Baltic Station ( et, Balti jaam) is the main railway station in Tallinn, Estonia. All local commuter, long-distance and international trains depart from the station. The station has seven platforms, of which two are situated apart from the rest and have been serving the international Tallinn–Moscow and Tallinn–Saint Petersburg routes performed by GoRail, and Elron's long-distance route to Viljandi. Platforms closer to the station building are mostly used by the commuter trains or long-distance routes to Tartu or Narva. Balti jaam stands close to a large market called ("Baltic Station Market"). History Balti jaam is situated northwest of the historic centre (Old town) of Tallinn. The first railway station in Tallinn was built at the end of the 1860s as part of a long Saint Petersburg-Tallinn-Paldiski railway line. The first main building was completed in 1870. It was a two-storey building constructed from limestone with tower-like extrusions. During the 1 December 1924 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn Power Plant
The Tallinn Power Plant ( et, Tallinna elektrijaam) is a former power plant located in Tallinn, Estonia. Construction of the power plant was initiated by Volta company and it was decided by the Tallinn City Council in 1912 after the work of special committee established in 1909. The plant was located next to the Tallinn Gas Factory at the location of the former Stuart fortress. The plant was designed by Volta and the architect was Hans Schmidt. Originally it used three Laval-type steam turbines and three electric generators—all produced by Volta. Two coal-fired boilers were manufactured by AS Franz Krull. The power plant was opened on 24 March 1913, and originally it was fired by coal. In 1919–1920 the plant was expanded and transferred to peat and wood. In 1924 the power plant was switched to oil shale. It was the first power plant in the world to employ oil shale as its primary fuel. In 1939, the plant achieved capacity of 22 MW. In 1929, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
