Haabersti (german: Habers) is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of

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 ' ...

, 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 ...

. Haabersti is divided into 12 subdistricts ( et, asum):

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 bordere ...

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, Pi ...

Kakumäe Kakumäe ( Estonian for ''"Owl Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located at the top of the Kakumäe Peninsula, which is part of the Baltic Klint in the Tallinn Bay. Kakumä ...

, Mustjõe, Mäeküla,

Õismäe Õismäe ( Estonian for ''"Blossom Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, 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 F ...

Pikaliiva Pikaliiva (Estonian for ''"Long Sand"'') is a subdistrict of the district of Haabersti in 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 th ...

Rocca al Mare Rocca al Mare ( Italian for ''"Rock-by-the-Sea"''; ) is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is mostly covered by the Estonian Open Air Museum The Estonian Open Air Museum (Estonian: ''E ...

Tiskre Tiskre is a village in Harku Parish, Harju County in northern 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 Finla ...

Veskimetsa Veskimetsa (Estonian for ''"Mill Forest"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 17 (). It is mainly covered by the area of the Tallinn Zoo Tallinn Zoo is a zoo in T ...

Vismeistri Vismeistri 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 ...

and

Väike-Õismäe Väike-Õismäe ( Estonian for ''"Lesser Blossom Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 27,481 (). thus housing more than 60% of Haabersti's population. Väike ...

. The most populous part of the district is

, a residential area consisting of big panel houses which were mostly built in the 1970s.

Lake Harku Harku Lake ( et, Harku järv; also known as ''Haabersti Lake'', ''Loodjärv'' and ''Argo Lake'') is a lake on the western border of Tallinn, Estonia. It has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . Lake's beach is the only lakeside beach ...

and an extensive beach area at

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 The Estonian Open Air Museum ( Estonian: ''Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum'') is a life-sized reconstruction of an 18th-19th century rural/fishing village, which includes church, tavern, schoolhouse, several mills, a fire station, twelve farmyards and net ...

Saku Suurhall Unibet Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Haabersti subdistrict of the Estonian capital, Tallinn. Opened in November 2001, it is the largest multi-purpose hall in the country with around 7,000 seats but can hold up to 10,000 people. It ...

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 is the most visited zoo in the Baltic states. History In 1937, a ...

, and Rocca al Mare Shopping Center.

Population

Haabersti has a population of 43,916 ().

References

External links

* Districts of Tallinn {{tallinn-geo-stub