Nõmme (

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heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and is characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a coole ...

') is one of the eight administrative districts () of

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, the capital of

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. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-class, suburban area, mostly consisting of listed private homes from the 1920s and 1930s and is sometimes referred to as the "Forest Town."

History

Nõmme was founded by Nikolai von Glehn, the owner of Jälgimäe Manor, in 1873 as a summerhouse district. The development started around the railway station. In 1926 it was granted town rights, but in the beginning of the

Soviet occupation During World War II, the Soviet Union occupied and annexed several countries effectively handed over by Nazi Germany in the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact of 1939. These included the eastern regions of Poland (incorporated into three differe ...

in 1940, it was merged with

and remains as one of the eight districts of Tallinn to date. There are many historical sights in Nõmme, such as Glehn Castle, the sculpture ''Kalevipoeg'' (also known as "Glehn's Devil"), the Victoria Palace cinema, and

Nõmme Market Nõmme (Estonian for 'heath') is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-class, suburban a ...

. Other important sights include Vanaka Hill, the ski jumping tower,

Rahumäe cemetery 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 sta ...

, and

Pääsküla Bog Pääsküla (Estonian for ''"Passage Village"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 9,948 (), population density is . Pääsküla has a station on the E ...

Geography

Nõmme is divided into 10 subdistricts ():

Hiiu Hiiu is a subdistrict () in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,986 (), population density is . Hiiu has a station on the Elron western route. The first narrow gauge A n ...

, Kivimäe,

Laagri Laagri is a small borough () in Harju County, 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 S ...

, Liiva, Männiku,

Nõmme Nõmme ( Estonian for ' heath') is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 39,422 () and covers an area of , population density is . The district is largely a middle-class, suburban ...

Pääsküla Pääsküla (Estonian for ''"Passage Village"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 9,948 (), population density is . Pääsküla has a station Station ...

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 st ...

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 th ...

, and

Vana-Mustamäe Vana-Mustamäe (Estonian for ''"Old Black Hill"'') is a neighborhood of Nõmme in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,066 (). It borders Hiiu and Pääsküla to the south, Nõmme to the southeast, Mustamäe to the northeas ...

. There are six railway stations in Nõmme on the western route of Elron: Rahumäe, Nõmme, Hiiu, Kivimäe, Pääsküla, and Laagri. The western route of

Edelaraudtee Edelaraudtee (''Southwestern railway'') is a private Estonian Railway infrastructure manager, railway infrastructure owner and freight operator that operates the railway lines from Tallinn to Viljandi and from Lelle to Pärnu. Founded in 1997 ...

passes through Liiva station, which is also located in Nõmme.

Population

, Nõmme has a population of 39,422.

Image gallery

File:Glehni loss 2011.jpg, Glehn Castle File:Nõmme Gümnaasium.jpg, Nõmme Gymnasium (secondary school) File:Jaama 14-1.jpg, Post office File:Hiiu Õlletuba 2008.jpg, Hiiu Õlletuba pub File:Los Angeles? No, Nõmme Center, Tallinn Estonia.jpg, Nõmme center File:Pääsküla raba.JPG, Pääsküla bog File:Nõmme elevaator.jpg, Nõmme grain elevator

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nomme Districts of Tallinn