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Pikaliiva
Pikaliiva ( Estonian for ''"Long Sand"'') is a subdistrict of the district of Haabersti in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,464 (). File:Pikaliiva.jpg, Street in Pikaliiva File:Water Moto MM in Estonia, at Harku Lake.jpg, Lake Harku Harku Lake ( et, Harku järv; also known as ''Haabersti Lake'', ''Loodjärv'' and ''Argo Lake'') is a lake on the western border of Tallinn, Estonia. It has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . Lake's beach is the only lakeside beach ... References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Õismäe
Õismäe ( Estonian for ''"Blossom Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, 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 ' .... As of 1 January 2014, it has a population of 1,117. Õismäe encompasses also Õismäe Bog. First mentionings of the area, come from 1646 (''Heuschlag Heise Nehm''); 1808 the farmhouse (''Eisneme'') and 1873 the manor (''Hofstelle Öismäe''). References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vismeistri
Vismeistri is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, 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 1,864 (). References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väike-Õismäe
Väike-Õismäe (Estonian for ''"Lesser Blossom Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 27,481 (). thus housing more than 60% of Haabersti's population. Väike-Õismäe is a compact microdistrict with an oval shape, built in the 1970s (architect Mart Port). Väike-Õismäe is often informally called just Õismäe, but officially Õismäe Õismäe ( Estonian for ''"Blossom Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, 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 ... refers to a nearby older subdistrict with a much smaller population. Gallery File:Väike-Õismäe.JPG, File:EE-TLN-HAABERSTI-Õismäe tee.JPG, File:TLN-view to Järveotsa from Väike-Õismäe.JPG, File:SolarisT18InTallinn.jpg, File:Väike-Õismäe asumi kaart.png, Map of Väike-Õismäe References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haabersti (subdistrict)
Haabersti (german: Habers) is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 714 (). Gallery File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-view from stroomi bach to Haabersti.JPG, Haabersti seen from Stroomi beach. File:Suurhall.jpg, Saku Suurhall Arena, Saku Suurhall File:EE-TLN-HAABERSTI-Rocca al Mare.JPG, Rocca al Mare Shopping Centre, Rocca al Mare Shopping Center File:Habersti Körtz. . Photo about 1836..jpg, Haabersti tavern (''Haabersti kõrts'') in about 1836. References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astangu
Astangu (Estonian for ''"Terrace"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, 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 3,274 (). Gallery File:Tallinn Astangu houses.jpg, Typical Soviet era apartment buildings in Astangu File:Tallinn Astangu.jpg, New apartment buildings File:Tallinn Astangu new houses.jpg, References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 southeast, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the southwest. The capital and largest city of Estonia, Tallinn, is situated in Harju County. Harju County is the largest county in Estonia in terms of population, as almost half (45%) of the Estonia's population lives in Harju County. History Ancient history The territory of modern Harju County consists mostly of two ancient Estonian counties: Revala, around what is now Tallinn, and Harjumaa, which was situated south of Revala and presently rests mostly in Rapla County. Lindanise, then a small trading post at the Gulf of Finland, served as the capital of Revala. It eventually grew into the mostly German-populated Hanseatic town of ''Reval'' and later into the Estonian cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haabersti
Haabersti (german: Habers) is one of the 8 administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Haabersti is divided into 12 subdistricts ( et, asum): Astangu, Haabersti, Kakumäe, Mustjõe, Mäeküla, Õismäe, Pikaliiva, Rocca al Mare, Tiskre, Veskimetsa, Vismeistri and Väike-Õismäe. The most populous part of the district is Väike-Õismäe, a residential area consisting of big panel houses which were mostly built in the 1970s. Lake Harku and an extensive beach area at Kakumäe and the Kopli Bay lie within the boundaries of the district. Since most of the territory has not been previously used for building, new areas with small residential buildings have developed in the last two decades. Haabersti is home to the Estonian Open Air Museum, Saku Suurhall, Tallinn Zoo Tallinn Zoo is a zoo in Tallinn, Estonia, that was founded in 1939. It is the only zoo in Estonia, and as of 2012, it housed 13,336 animals representing 548 species. Since 2009, it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Harku
Harku Lake ( et, Harku järv; also known as ''Haabersti Lake'', ''Loodjärv'' and ''Argo Lake'') is a lake on the western border of Tallinn, Estonia. It has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . Lake's beach is the only lakeside beach in Tallinn. On the beach, there are changing cabins, a shower, children’s playgrounds and ball games areas. Gallery File:Harku järv 2012.jpg, File:Harku 010.jpg, File:EE-TLN-HAABERSTI-Harku lake.JPG, See also * List of lakes in Estonia *Lake Ülemiste Lake Ülemiste ( et, Ülemiste järv) 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 Kur ..., another lake in Tallinn References External links Lakes of Estonia Landforms of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ''maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main 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, 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 name Reval. Tallinn received Lübeck city rights in 1248,, however the earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The medieval indigenous population of what is now Tallinn and northern Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harkujärve
Harkujärve (german: Harkojärw) is a village in Harku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It has a population of 766 (as of 1 December 2019). The village is located on the western and southwestern side of Lake Harku Harku Lake ( et, Harku järv; also known as ''Haabersti Lake'', ''Loodjärv'' and ''Argo Lake'') is a lake on the western border of Tallinn, Estonia. It has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . Lake's beach is the only lakeside beach .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veskimetsa
Veskimetsa (Estonian for ''"Mill Forest"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 17 (). It is mainly covered by the area of the Tallinn Zoo Tallinn Zoo is a zoo in Tallinn, Estonia, that was founded in 1939. It is the only zoo in Estonia, and as of 2012, it housed 13,336 animals representing 548 species. Since 2009, it is the most visited zoo in the Baltic states. History In 1937, a .... References Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn Zoo
Tallinn Zoo is a zoo in Tallinn, Estonia, that was founded in 1939. It is the only zoo in Estonia, and as of 2012, it housed 13,336 animals representing 548 species. Since 2009, it is the most visited zoo in the Baltic states. History In 1937, a team of Estonian marksmen won the World Champion title in Helsinki. They brought back with them a young lynx, named Illu. Illu became the first exhibit in the zoo, which was formally opened on 25 August 1939. The lynx was later chosen to be the zoo's emblem animal. Initially, the zoo was based on the edge of Kadriorg Park. Estonia was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, delaying the planned development of the zoo. It relocated to a site in the Veskimetsa district in 1983. Animals and exhibits Tallinn Zoo has the world's largest mountain goat and sheep collection, and a large eagle and owl collection. The zoo has two tropic houses which include crocodiles and other reptiles, as well as fishes, exotic birds, marmosets, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
