Tammneeme is a village in

Viimsi Parish Viimsi Parish ( et, Viimsi vald) is a rural municipality in Northern Estonia, located North-East and neighbouring the capital Tallinn. It occupies an area of with a population of 20 580 (). The municipality contains the Viimsi Peninsula and sev ...

Harju County Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the sou ...

in northern

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. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It's located about northeast of the centre 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 ' ...

, on the eastern coast of Viimsi peninsula by the

Muuga Bay Muuga Bay ( et, Muuga laht, or et, Randvere laht) is bay in Harju County, Estonia. Muuga Bay is part of Ihasalu Bay. Area of Muuga Bay is 3366 ha. Several islets are located on the bay, e.g. Lahesaar. Muuga Harbour Muuga Harbour ( et, Muu ...

. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 463. Tammneeme was first mentioned in 1491 as ''Iversback''. During the Middle Ages Tammneeme was settled by Coastal Swedes and belonged under the

Maardu Manor Maardu (german: Maart) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021). The Port of Muuga, the l ...

. In the beginning of 16th century the first

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started to settle in and slowly they got predominating. Most of today's housing was built in the 1960s–1970s. Composer and musician (1922–1995) was born in Tammneeme.

Gallery

Tammneeme 1.jpg, Street in Tammneeme. Tammneeme village seashore.jpg, The coast at Tammneeme. Tammneeme päevamärk 2007.jpg, Former lighthouse. Tammneeme village Estonia.jpg, A villa in Tammneeme.

References

Villages in Harju County Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub