Pirita is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of
Pirita
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relati ...
,
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 ...
. It is located around the estuary of the
Pirita River
The Pirita ( et, Pirita jõgi) is a long river in northern Estonia that drains into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of the Pirita is 799 km2.
For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the ...
to 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 ...
. The subdistrict has a population of 960 ().
Pirita was selected as the venue of the sailing events for the 1980 summer Olympics. During the preparations for the Olympics, sports buildings were built in Tallinn including the Pirita Yachting Centre and the Hotel Olümpia.
Pirita District Administration
District Elder Tõnis Liinat
Gallery
File:Õhuvaade Pirita asumile.png, Aerial view of Pirita subdistrict.
File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Merivälja.JPG, Pirita Beach
File:EU-EE-TLN-PIRITA-Velodrome.JPG, Pirita Velodrome
The Pirita Velodrome ( et, Pirita Velodroom) is a velodrome and football stadium in the Pirita district of Tallinn, Estonia.
It has 1602 seats.
Pirita Velodroom 71 (3).jpg, 1971
Pirita Velodroom 71 (6).jpg, 1971
Pirita Velotrek, seating place ...
See also
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Kloostrimets
Kloostrimetsa (Estonian for "''Convent Forest''") is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It's located north of the Pirita River and is mostly covered by the park forest Kloostrimets (''Cloister F ...
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Pirita Beach
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia.
Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relati ...
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Pirita Convent
Pirita Convent ( et, Pirita klooster) was a monastery for both monks and nuns dedicated to St. Brigitta, located in the district of Pirita in Tallinn, Estonia. It functioned from 1407 to 1575. It was the largest convent in Livonia, and one o ...
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Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit
Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit ( et, Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa ringrada) is an inactive street circuit in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located in Pirita in Kloostrimets (''Monastery Forest''), crosses the Pirita River twice. The length of the origi ...
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Pirita River
The Pirita ( et, Pirita jõgi) is a long river in northern Estonia that drains into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of the Pirita is 799 km2.
For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the ...
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Pirita Velodrome
The Pirita Velodrome ( et, Pirita Velodroom) is a velodrome and football stadium in the Pirita district of Tallinn, Estonia.
It has 1602 seats.
Pirita Velodroom 71 (3).jpg, 1971
Pirita Velodroom 71 (6).jpg, 1971
Pirita Velotrek, seating place ...
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Pirita Yachting Centre
Tallinn Olympic Yachting Centre ( et, Tallinna Olümpiapurjespordikeskus, abbreviated TOP; also ''Pirita Yachting Centre'') is a sport complex in Pirita, Tallinn, Estonia.
The complex built in 1980 as sailing infrastructure for Moscow Summer O ...
References
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Subdistricts of Tallinn
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