Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

During the #SovietOccupation (1948-1987), part of #Niguliste integrated with #Kuninga..

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Royalty #Kuninglik
#Landowner #Maaomanik
#NõukogudeOkupatsioon
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

#Kuninga (Kuningas)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn #AllLinn
#King. But #NoKings. Possibly named after a certain Lambert Konnigisbergh, recorded 1436, or even after a surname, #Koning, used for/by citizens of the then #King. As a side note, the term may also have been used for ‘county elders’,
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