Karjamaa (

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for ''"Pasture"'', literally ''"Grazing Land"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn,

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 ...

, the capital of

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. It's located northwest of Kalamaja and east of

Sitsi Sitsi (Estonian for 'chintz') is a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,874 (). Gallery File:Sitsi mägi - vaade trammipeatusele.jpg, ''Sitsimägi'' (Chintz Hill) File:EU- ...

, main part is between Kopli, Tööstuse and Erika streets. Karjamaa also includes the Hundipea area and the Mine Harbour (''Miinisadam'') by the

Tallinn Bay Tallinn Bay () is a bay in Estonia on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland. The Estonian capital city Tallinn is located on the southern coast of the bay. Tallinn Bay itself is divided into several parts: Tallinn Roadstead (), Kopli Bay, K ...

. Karjamaa has a population of 5,314 (). The name "Karjamaa" meaning

pasture Pasture (from the Latin ''pastus'', past participle of ''pascere'', "to feed") is land used for grazing. Types of pasture Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, c ...

, was carried over to the neighbourhood because the area was mostly used as a pasture before the 19th century. The first known settlement in the Hundipea area is mentioned in 1374 as Zudenpeyke (''Susipea''). Karjamaa is also known as Sitsimägi (''

Chintz Chintz () is a woodblock printed, painted, stained or glazed calico textile that originated in Golconda (present day Hyderabad, India) in the 16th century. The cloth is printed with designs featuring flowers and other patterns in different colo ...

Hill''). In 1728 a large stone building, which housed the navy hospital for a short time, was built in the area. The settlement was also influenced by the establishment of Kopli cemetery (in

Kopli Kopli (Estonian for ''"Paddock"'') is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the Kopli Peninsula and is bordered by parts of the Tallinn Bay, the Kopli Bay to the ...

), a new road passed through Karjamaa. The biggest changes in the area took place in the end of the 19th century when the with its dwellings were built nearby (the neighbourhood now known as

). Directly before the World War I the Mine Harbour and war factory "Arsenal" were built in Karjamaa. The Arsenal submachine gun is probably their most famous product.

Gallery

File:Erika tänav.jpg, Erika Street File:Erika 14.jpg, Arsenal Centre on Erika Street File:Karjamaa park 2.jpg, Karjamaa Park File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Angerja.JPG, "Angerja" tram station on Kopli street File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Angerja street.JPG, Angerja street File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Angerja apartment buildings.JPG, Apartment buildings File:Karjamaa Gümnaasium, 2009.jpg, Karjamaa Elementary School File:EU-EE-TLN-PT-Karjamaa-STANDARD factory.JPG, "Standard" furniture factory File:EU-EE-Tallinn-PT-Nõlva street.JPG, Nõlva street leads down to the Hundipea port.

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Subdistricts of Tallinn {{Tallinn-geo-stub