Kristiine (
Estonian for ''"
Christina"'') is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of
Tallinn
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, the capital of
Estonia
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Kristiine is divided into 3 subdistricts ( et, asum):
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Järve
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Lilleküla
Lilleküla () is a subdistrict of the district of Kristiine in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 24,939 ().
On the eastern side of Lilleküla there's a train station " Lilleküla" on the Elron's western route.
One of th ...
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Tondi
Tondi may refer to:
* Tondi, Tallinn, district of Kristiine, Tallinn, Estonia
* Ibrahim Tondi (born 1985), Nigerien hurdler
* Tondi Elektroonika, factory for electrotechnical components located in Tallinn, Estonia
See also
* Tondo (disambigua ...
The name of Kristiine originates from the Swedish Queen
Christina under whose rule in 1653 the area was divided into 46 pieces (each of them 9 ha) and sold to businessmen and city officials for 100
riksdaler
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. The whole area was called (Valley of Christina) and later Kristiine hayfield.
The elder of the district is Andrei Novikov (as of September 2013).
Population
Kristiine has a population of 31,739 ().
References
External links
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Districts of Tallinn
Christina, Queen of Sweden
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