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Kose, Tallinn
Kose (Estonian for ''"Falls"''; also known as Pirita-Kose) is a subdistrict of the district of Pirita in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,351 (). Gallery File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Kose-Kose 001.JPG File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Kose-Kose 002.JPG File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Kose-Lükati bus stop.JPG File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Kose-Lükati street.JPG, File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Jõekalda.JPG File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Kose-Kose 003.JPG See also * Pirita River *Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit () is an inactive street circuit in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located in Pirita in Kloostrimetsa, Kloostrimets (''Monastery Forest''), crosses the Pirita River twice. The length of the original track was . The cir ... * Tallinn Botanic Garden References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and administratively lies in the Harju County, Harju ''Counties of Estonia, maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only south of Helsinki, Finland; it is also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical Names of Tallinn in different languages, name Reval. “Reval” received Lübeck law, Lübeck city rights in 1248; however, the earliest evidence of human settlement in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit
Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit () is an inactive street circuit in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located in Pirita in Kloostrimetsa, Kloostrimets (''Monastery Forest''), crosses the Pirita River twice. The length of the original track was . The circuit was opened in 17 September 1933. Motorcycle TT races took place from 1933 to 1939 and car races were held from 1934 to 1936 as Estonian Grand Prix with mainly local and Finnish entries. After World War II the track was used for Soviet championships. Five-time world champion Joey Dunlop was killed in an accident on the Kloostrimetsa circuit in 2000. A memorial stone was erected a year later. In 3 June 2006, the track was closed for racing after the 2006 annual Kalevi Suursõit motorcycle race as in order to bring the safety up to acceptable levels, hundreds of trees along the track would be needed to be felled, all of which are under protection as part of the park surrounding the track. Gallery File:Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa ringrada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarjamäe
Maarjamäe (Estonian language, Estonian for ''"Maria's Hill"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is bordered by Pirita (subdistrict), Pirita and Kose, Tallinn, Kose to the north, Lasnamäe to the south, Kadriorg to the southwest and the Tallinn Bay, Bay of Tallinn to the west. As of 2022, it has a population of 2,412. Maarjamäe's known history dates back to 1689, with the area back then known as Ristimäe/Streitberg. The end of the 17th century saw the construction of a , with the area becoming a popular resort for the burghers. The construction of a sugar factory in 1811 saw the area become known as Suhkrumäe, with its current name only coming into existence in 1873. Suburbia construction ensued in the 1940s and 1950s, transforming the area into its modern form.Epp LankotsEESTI 20. SAJANDI ARHITEKTUURI KAITSE PROGRAMM. TALLINNA NÕUKOGUDEAEGNE EHITUSPÄRAND Tallinn 2009, lk 20 Etymology The earliest known name for the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katleri
Katleri is a subdistrict () in the district of Lasnamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 5,133 (). Gallery File:Tallinn Pedestrian road between Lasnamäe and Pirita.JPG, Downhill to Pirita Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. ... File:EE-TLN-LAS-Katleri.JPG, Katleri seen from Loopealse References External links Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuristiku
Kuristiku (Estonian for ''"Gorge"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Lasnamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru .... It has a population of 11,109 (). Gallery File:EU-EE-TLN-LAS-Läänemeri.JPG, File:EU-EE-Tallinn-LAS-Intersection of Kihnu tänav and Läänemere tee.jpg, File:EU-EE-Tallinn-LAS-Läänemeri street.JPG, References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priisle
Priisle is a subdistrict () in the district of Lasnamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 10,949 (). Iru hill fort On a hill by Pirita River in Iru, the remains of an ancient hill fort are located. The settlement has a history dating back to the third millennium BC. It seems to have been continuously occupied, and strengthened into a more fortress-like castle in the 5th century AD. It remained in use until the 11th century. Archaeological investigations have shown that the settlement was burnt several times. Some of the oldest remains of buildings in Estonia, as well as some of the oldest items made of iron, have been found during excavations. File:EU-EE-TLN-LAS-Priisle.JPG, Priisle center File:EE-TLN-Priisle.JPG, End of Kärberi street File:EU-EE-Tallinn-LAS-Priisle-Linnamäe.JPG, Linnamäe File:EU-EE-Tallinn-LAS-Priisle.JPG, File:Iru linnamägi.jpg, Iru hill fort, site of an Ancient Estonian settlement, surrounded by the Pirita River The Pirita () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iru, Tallinn
Iru is a subdistrict () in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 35 (). See also * Iru (Jõelähtme Parish) *Pirita River *Iru Power Plant Iru Power Plant is a co-generation power plant in Iru village, Maardu, Estonia. It is owned by Enefit Green, a subsidiary of Eesti Energia. The plant has a heating capacity of . History The first unit of power plant was commissioned in 1978. In ... References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laiaküla, Tallinn
Laiaküla (Estonian for ''"Wide Village"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 178 (). See also *Pärnamäe Cemetery Pärnamäe Cemetery () is a cemetery in Pirita District, Tallinn, Estonia. Its area is 105.6 ha. The cemetery was opened in 1962, and the cemetery was the merger of two former cemeteries. The first burial took place in 1963. In 1993, a crematori ... * Laiaküla (Viimsi Parish) References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kloostrimetsa
Kloostrimetsa (Estonian language, Estonian for "''Convent Forest''") is a subdistrict () 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 Forest'', which name comes from the nearby Pirita monastery). Kloostrimetsa has a population of 80 (). Tallinn Botanic Garden, Tallinn TV Tower, Metsakalmistu cemetery and Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit are located in Kloostrimetsa. Gallery File:Pirita river in Tallinn.JPG, Pirita River File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Kloostrimetsa 022.JPG, Kloostrimetsa forest in winter File:Jardín Botánico de Tallinn, Estonia, 2012-08-12, DD 01.JPG, The main building of Tallinn Botanic Garden. File:Tallinna Metsakalmistu kabel.jpg, Chapel of Metsakalmistu cemetery. References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn Botanic Garden
Tallinn Botanic Garden (), is a botanical garden in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located on the right bank of the Pirita River, in the Kloostrimetsa forest in Pirita district. With an area of , it is the largest in Estonia. History The idea of founding a botanical garden in Tallinn first arose in the 1860s. It took almost 100 years for the idea to be realized. The garden was established on 1 December 1961 as a subordinate institution of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR and was developed over the following years. Major plant collections were planted during the first 20 years. The systematic open-air collections were opened for visitors in 1970 and the greenhouse collections in 1971. Originally, the main focus of research was the foreign species in Estonian context e.g. plant growth requirements and acclimatisation. From the 1970s research moved to the use of indigenous plant species in landscaping and horticulture (Ülle Kukk, Vaike Paju, Marianna Saar etc.) The Botani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirita River
The Pirita () 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 estuary to the Gulf of Finland at Tallinn Bay hosted the sailing events. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 241-58. As part of the Tallinn water supply system, the Pirita is impounded into the Paunküla and Vaskjala Reservoirs. The reservoir in Vaskjala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirita
Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. It mostly consists of private houses instead of the large blocks of flats typical of some other districts of Tallinn, such as Lasnamäe and Mustamäe. Large parts of the district consist of newly built modern buildings and houses. Pirita Beach is located in Pirita. Pirita is one of the most prestigious and wealthiest districts of Tallinn, partly thanks to natural features such as its beach and yachting harbour. Pirita Beach is the largest in Tallinn, and in the summer it can attract up to 30,000 visitors a day. Population Pirita has a population of 17,592 (). Subdistricts Pirita is divided into 9 subdistricts (): Iru, Tallinn, Iru, Kloostrimetsa, Kose, Tallinn, Kose, Laiaküla, Tallinn, Laiaküla, Lepiku, Tallinn, Lepiku, Maarjamäe, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
