Uus Maailm (
Estonian for ''"
New World
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"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of
Kesklinn (Midtown),
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 has a population of 7,442 ().
The subdistrict is named in reference to several "America" streets ("Greater America", "Lesser America" and "Middle America") in the area, named after the 19th century inn called "America".
[Dictionary of Estonian Place names ]
''Uus Maailm''
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Jaan Tootsen has directed a 2011 documentary titled ''The New World'', on life in the area.
File:Estonian ministry of finance.JPG, Former Estonian Ministry of Finance
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File:Tallinn-view.JPG, "Kitseküla" train station on Tehnika street.
References
External links
Uue Maalma Selts
(''Uus Maailm's Society'')
Subdistricts of Tallinn
Kesklinn, Tallinn
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