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Lake Ülemiste
Lake Ülemiste () is the largest of the lakes surrounding Tallinn, Estonia. Ülemiste is the main part of the Tallinn water supply system, which supplies the city with most of its drinking water. The lake is fed mostly by Kurna stream and the Pirita River, through the Vaskjala–Ülemiste canal. Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport is located on the eastern shore of the lake and aircraft regularly take off and land over the lake. The airport maintains the necessary equipment ready to salvage in a short time any aircraft that crashes into the lake, as required by International Civil Aviation Organization regulations. The Tallinn Water Company, AS Tallinna Vesi, has a treatment plant on the north shore of the lake which supplies 90% of the water to the city. The remaining 10% comes from ground water wells, which are maintained as a backup in case the lake becomes contaminated. On 18 March 2010, a DHL Antonov An-26 aircraft made an emergency landing on the ice of the lake, leaking about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kesklinn, Tallinn
Kesklinn (Estonian language, Estonian for 'city centre') is one of the 8 administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of Põhja-Tallinn, to the west by Kristiine, to the southwest by Nõmme, to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita, and to the south by Rae Parish, beyond Lake Ülemiste. The island of Aegna, located in the Tallinn Bay, also falls within this administrative district. Kesklinn has an area of and a population of 57,731 (); population density is . It is home to Tallinn's World Heritage Site, UNESCO-listed Old Town. Here sits the Tallinn Passenger Port and port-related business centres, including a new complex of high-rise buildings on Liivalaia Street, as well as Tartu Road and Maakri Street. Most of the city's public and cultural venues are located in Kesklinn. These include the Toompea Castle, parliament building (Toompea Castle), City Government, The Estonia Theatre, Eston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalev (mythology)
Kaleva – also known as Kalevi or Kalev – and his sons are important heroic figures in Estonian, Finnish and Karelian mythology. In the Finnish epic the ''Kalevala'', he is an ancient Finnish ruler. In Estonian mythology and Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald's epic poem ''Kalevipoeg'', King Kalev was the father of King Kalevipoeg and the husband of Linda. History Some historians have suggested that the oldest known written reference to Kaleva (Kalev / Kalevi) can be found in the 6th- or 7th-century Anglo-Saxon poem "Widsith", which was copied into the Exeter Book, a manuscript of Old English poems compiled in the late 10th century. "Widsith" states that Caesar ruled the Greeks, Caelic the Finns ... I was with the Greeks and Finns and also with Caesar ... Some historians have interpreted the term "Caelic" to refer to the ancient Finnish ruler Kaleva mentioned in the Kalevala. The first clear written references appear in a list of deities published by Mikael Agricola in 1551 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahumäe
Rahumäe (Estonian for 'peace hill' or 'quiet hill') is a subdistrict () in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,075 (), and a population density of . Rahumäe has a railway station on the Elron western route. Rahumäe Cemetery and Tallinn's Jewish cemetery A Jewish cemetery ( ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Halakha, Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit kevarot'' (house of s ... are located in Rahumäe. Gallery File:Rahumäe jaama hoone.jpg, Rahumäe train station File:Rahumäe raudteepeatus (tänapäev).jpg, Rahumäe railway station File:Rahumäe sõjaväejaama hoone.jpg, Ruins of the former narrow gauge railway station building File:Rahumäe kalmistu.jpg, Entrance of Rahumäe Cemetery File:Juudi kalmistu kabel.jpg, Chapel at the Jewish cemetery File:Järve Keskus 2557.JPG, Jä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tondi, Tallinn
Tondi is a subdistrict () in the district of Kristiine, 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 3,862 (). The Tallinn–Paldiski railway passes Tondi on its eastern side. There's a station named " Tondi" on the Elron western route.. Audentes Sports Center is located in Tondi. One of the great landmarks of Tondi is the “Famous Rock of Tondi” which rose to fame when YouTuber “Bald and Bankrupt” travelled by in 2021. Gallery File:Tondi raudteepeatus 2013.jpg, Tondi railway station File:Tondi bridge.jpg, Railway bridge near Tondi station File:Tondi kasarmud (Tallinn).jpg, Former Tondi barracks File:Tondi tänav (Tallinn).jpg, Tondi street File:Dunteni park 01.jpg, Dunten park File:Tondi trammi- ja elekt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Järve, Tallinn
Järve (Estonian for ''"Lake"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Kristiine, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,969 (). Järve has a railway station on the Elron western route. Gallery File:Järve raudteepeatus.jpg, Järve train station File:Tondi sõjaväelinnaku staabihoone.jpg, Main building of G4S G4S is a British multinational private security company headquartered in London, England. The company was set up in July 2004 when London-based Securicor amalgamated with Danish firm Group 4 Falck. The company offers a range of services, in ... Estonia File:Järve raudteeülesõit.jpg, Railway overpass References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liiva, Tallinn
Liiva (Estonian for ''"Sand"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 1,365 (), with a population density of . It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit) AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia. Prior to 2014, the company operated exclusively the electrified commuter rail system in Harjumaa, and was known until October 2013 as ''Elektri .... Liiva cemetery is situated in Liiva. Gallery File:Liiva railway station building 15May2009.jpg, Liiva railway station File:Liiva raudteejaama veetorn,1917.JPG, Water tower in railway station File:Train in Liiva railway station 15May2009.jpg, References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raudalu
Raudalu is a subdistrict () in the district of Nõmme, 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 covers an area of and has a population of 794 (), for a population density of . References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Järveküla, Harju County
Järveküla is a village in Rae Parish, Harju County, in northern 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 3210 (as of 2022). Population ImageSize = width:500 height:220 PlotArea = left:70 right:40 top:20 bottom:20 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify Colors = id:gray1 value:gray(0.8) DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:0 till:500 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:100 start:0 gridcolor:gray1 PlotData = bar:1959 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:77 width:15 text:77 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1970 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:73 width:15 text:73 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1979 color:gray1 width:1 from:0 till:99 width:15 text:99 textcolor:red fontsize:8px bar:1989 color:gray1 widt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rae Parish
Rae Parish () is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 23,145 (as of 31 December 2022) and covers an area of 206.7 km². The population density is . Settlements Administrative centre of the municipality is Jüri, a small borough. The other biggest populated places are Vaida, Assaku, Lagedi and Peetri small boroughs. The rest of the settlements are villages: Aaviku, Aruvalla, Järveküla, Kadaka, Karla, Kautjala, Kopli, Kurna, Lehmja, Limu, Pajupea, Patika, Pildiküla, Rae, Salu, Seli, Soodevahe, Suuresta, Suursoo, Tuulevälja, Ülejõe, Urvaste, Uuesalu, Vaidasoo, Vaskjala, Veneküla and Veskitaguse. There are altogether 5 small boroughs plus 27 villages & hamlets in Rae Parish. The current mayor (') is Madis Sarik (Estonian Reform Party). Religion References External linksOfficial website(available only in Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or rela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peetri, Harju County
Peetri (also ''Peetriküla'' in spoken language) is a small borough () in Rae Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia. It is bordered by the city of Tallinn. According to official population registration Peetri had 6,502 inhabitants on 1 January 2025. According to last public census, population of Peetri was 4.435 inhabitants on December 31, 2011. According to the census data, share of ethnic Estonians was 82.8%; 17.2% were non-Estonians. There are more than 500 dwelling buildings in Peetri, which includes several tens of apartment blocks. A kindergarten - primary school with sports hall, stadium and public library was completed in autumn 2009. Most of the small borough is west of the E263 Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa highway, but the settlement includes also a part east of the highway named Mõigu Mõigu is a subdistrict of the district of Kesklinn (Town Center) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the northeastern side of Lake Ülemiste. It has a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mõigu
Mõigu is a subdistrict of the district of Kesklinn (Town Center) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the northeastern side of Lake Ülemiste. It has a population of 377 (). Mõigu's former German name until 1918 was ''Moik'', also spelled ''Moick''. Mõigu village was first time mentioned in written in 1241 in Liber Census Daniæ under name of ''Møickæ''. The village in that time situated few kilometres south-east from current Mõigu subdistrict of Tallinn. At the end of 16th century a Mõigu manor (Moik, Moick) was founded at the farm-plot of a peasant called Vana Jaan (Old Jaan) at the territory of Mõigu village. About a century later the manor was moved to this-time Järveküla village. This caused exchanging the names of the villages, as inhabitants of (former) Järveküla were moved to Mõigu while the manor was moved from Mõigu to Järveküla, and both sides took their place-name with them. Therefore, the heart of current Järveküla (literally: Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ülemiste
Ülemiste 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 1,444 (). Estonia's largest airport Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport is located in Ülemiste. Ülemiste is the location of the Ülemiste Keskus shopping mall and the Ülemiste City business park. Ülemiste railway station will be the location of Rail Baltica's Tallinn terminal, which is planned to open in 2030. Gallery File:TLN-Ülemiste.JPG, Ülemiste train station before the rebuild in 2012 File:Nordea10.aug2008.JPG, Nordea File:Vaade uuelt viaduktilt.jpg, Bridge between Suur-Sõjamäe and Järvevana File:Ülemiste City.jpg, Ülemiste City See also * Ülemiste City * Ülemiste Tunnel References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
