Põhja-Tallinn (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

for ''"Northern Tallinn"'') 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

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Subdistricts

Põhja-Tallinn is divided into 9 subdistricts ( et, asum):

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 ...

, Karjamaa,

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 ...

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 ...

Merimetsa Merimetsa (Estonian for ''"Sea Forest"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Põhja-Tallinn, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is mostly covered by the park forest Merimets (''Sea Forest'' (german: Seewald); also known as Stroomi F ...

Paljassaare Paljassaare (Estonian for ''"Bare Island"'') is the name of the Paljassaare Peninsula in the Tallinn Bay, and the name of a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (''Northern Tallinn'') in the city of Tallinn, the capital of Es ...

Pelgulinn Pelgulinn (Estonian for ''"Refuge Town"'') is a subdistrict () of Põhja-Tallinn (North Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located about northwest from the city centre. Pelgulinn borders Kalamaja to the east, Kelmiküla to the so ...

Pelguranna Pelguranna ( Estonian for "Refuge Beach") is a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (North Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located between Pelgulinn, Kopli and Sitsi and is bordered with the Stroomi Beach by the Ko ...

and

Sitsi Sitsi (Estonian for ''"Chintz"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Põhja-Tallinn, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,874 (). Gallery File:Sitsi mägi - vaade trammipeatusele.jpg, ''Sitsimägi'' ("Chintz Hi ...

Population

The population in Põhja-Tallinn was 59,857 as of 1 January 2021.

Gallery

File:Tallinn, Vene-Balti laevatehase administratiivhoone, 1913-15.jpg, Former administrative building of Russo-Baltic shipyard in

, now used by the

Estonian Maritime Academy Estonian Maritime Academy of Tallinn University of Technology (Estonian: ''TTÜ Eesti Mereakadeemia'', or EMERA) is a vocational university in Estonia. It is one of the schools of Tallinn University of Technology and it is the only educational in ...

. File:Tallinn, Balti Puuvillavabriku tootmishoone peakorpus, 1900-1909 (2).jpg, Former Baltic cotton factory building in

. File:Tallinn, Balti Puuvillavabriku tööliselamu Sitsi 9, 1901-1905 (2).jpg, Dwelling of the workers of Baltic cotton factory. File:Patarei Prison, Tallinn.jpg, Former Patarei Prison in

. File:Tallinn, koolihoone Ristiku 69, 1929 (1).jpg, Schoolhouse in

. File:Pelgulinn, Heina - 2008.JPG, Wooden apartment buildings in

. File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Pelguranna-Randla.JPG, Stalin-era apartment building in

. File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Pelguranna-Lõime 31.JPG, Typical

Khrushchyovka ''Khrushchyovka'' ( rus, Хрущёвка, Khrushchyovka, p=xrʊˈɕːɵfkə) or (a derogatory nickname) ''Khrushchoba'' ( rus, Хрущоба, Hrushchoba, t=Khru-slum) is an unofficial name for a type of low-cost, concrete- paneled or brick ...

s in Pelguranna. File:Stroomi1 2010-06-27.jpg, Stroomi Beach File:TLN-Merimetsa-28.JPG, Merimetsa park-forest File:Tallinn_Noblessner_district.jpg , New residential sub-district at Noblessner port.

Noblessner Noblessner (also known as Peetri sadam) is a harbour and former industrial area in the northern district of Tallinn, Estonia. Since 2013 it has been redeveloped into a cultural and residential area with a museum, art centre, craft brewery, marina ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pohja-Tallinn Districts of Tallinn