#Kivila (Kivila)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Mustakivi #Tondiraba
"Place of the stone". Although kivila could be a contraction of #kiviküla, stone village (see #Hiiela), which used to be a slightly pejorative way of saying ‘town’, reflecting the grim grey gracelessness of the #Soviet-built
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For other erratic-themed locations, see #Kivila.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geology #Geoloogia
#Erratics #Rändrahnud
#Rocks #Kivid
#Paasiku (Paasik)
Flagstone, probably after former #quarries in nearby #Tondiraba, one south of #Kivila (qv.), the other north of #Tähesaju.
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Katleri
#RoadBuildingMaterials #TeeEhitusaterjalid
