Karjamaa (

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for ''"Pasture"'', literally ''"Grazing Land"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of

Põhja-Tallinn Põhja-Tallinn (Estonian language, Estonian for ''"Northern Tallinn"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Subdistricts Põhja-Tallinn is divided into 9 subdistricts ( et, asum): Kalama ...

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, the capital of

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. It's located northwest of

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 ...

and east of

Sitsi Sitsi (Estonian for ''" Chintz"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Põhja-Tallinn, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is borde ...

, main part is between Kopli, Tööstuse and Erika streets. Karjamaa also includes the Hundipea area and the Mine Harbour (''Miinisadam'') by the

Tallinn Bay Tallinn Bay ( et, Tallinna laht) is a bay in Estonia on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland. The Estonian capital city Tallinn is located on the southern coast of the bay. Tallinn Bay itself is divided into several parts: Tallinn Roadste ...

. Karjamaa has a population of 5,314 (). The name "Karjamaa" meaning

pasture Pasture (from the Latin ''pastus'', past participle of ''pascere'', "to feed") is land used for grazing. Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep, or swine ...

, was carried over to the neighbourhood because the area was mostly used as a pasture before the 19th century. The first known settlement in the Hundipea area is mentioned in 1374 as Zudenpeyke (''Susipea''). Karjamaa is also known as Sitsimägi (''

Chintz Chintz () is a woodblock printed, painted, stained or glazed calico textile that originated in Golconda (present day Hyderabad, India) in the 16th century. The cloth is printed with designs featuring flowers and other patterns in different colou ...

Hill''). In 1728 a large stone building, which housed the navy hospital for a short time, was built in the area. The settlement was also influenced by the establishment of

Kopli cemetery The Kopli cemetery (german: Friedhof von Ziegelskoppel or ; et, Kopli kalmistu) was Estonia's largest Lutheran Baltic German cemetery, located in the suburb of Kopli in Tallinn. It contained thousands of graves of prominent citizens of Tallinn ...

(in

Kopli Kopli (Estonian for ''"Paddock"'') is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the Kopli Peninsula and is bordered by parts of the Tallinn Bay, the Kopli Bay to the s ...

), a new road passed through Karjamaa. The biggest changes in the area took place in the end of the 19th century when the with its dwellings were built nearby (the neighbourhood now known as

). Directly before the World War I the Mine Harbour and war factory "Arsenal" were built in Karjamaa. The

Arsenal submachine gun The Arsenal M23 submachine gun ( et, Arsenali püstolkuulipilduja, also known as Arsenal Tallinn) was an Estonian submachine gun from 1926 through 1935. These submachine guns were designed and produced in the Estonian military equipment factor ...

is probably their most famous product.

Gallery

File:Erika tänav.jpg, Erika Street File:Erika 14.jpg, Arsenal Centre on Erika Street File:Karjamaa park 2.jpg, Karjamaa Park File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Angerja.JPG, "Angerja" tram station on Kopli street File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Angerja street.JPG, Angerja street File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Angerja apartment buildings.JPG, Apartment buildings File:Karjamaa Gümnaasium, 2009.jpg, Karjamaa Elementary School File:EU-EE-TLN-PT-Karjamaa-STANDARD factory.JPG, "Standard" furniture factory File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Nõlva street.JPG, Nõlva street leads down to the Hundipea port.

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Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub