#Narva (Narva)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Lasnamäe #Pirita #Südalinn #Sadama #Kompassi #Raua #Kadriorg #Kurepõllu #Paevälja #Loopealse #Katleri #Kuristiku #Priisle #Iru
Town on #Russian border. Earliest records of present name...
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#Priisle (Priisle) #Asum
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Priisle
Street and Sub-district of Lasnamäe, suburb a few km (±5) WSW of Tallinn center. Named after earlier farm or hamlet it was built upon. For reasons I confess I am unlikely ever to fathom, the District name changed from #Priisli in 1970, which
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#Linnuse (Linnus)
##Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Priisle
#Stronghold. Many #Estonian towns began life as a one of these, Tallinn no less. Also a #SovietOccupation renaming (1954-1987) of #ToomRüütli.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Fortification #Kindlustus
#Ussimäe (Ussimägi)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Priisle #Seli
#SnakeHill, name of an ancient stronghold on the northern coast of #Estonia, close to #Kunda (site of hunting and fishing settlements dating back to 6500 BCE, and cement works to 1870). Snakes – Estonians are a little hazy here: if it’s
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#Linnamäe (Linnamägi)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Kuristiku #Priisle
#Hillfort. Named for pointing towards the #Iru hillfort, a #BronzeAge settlement dating back some 4000-5000 years and suggested to be #Kalevipoeg’s birthplace.
#Archaeology #Arheoloogia
#Prehistory #Eelajalugu
#Mythology #Mütoloogia
#Läänemere (Läänemeri)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Kuristiku #Priisle
The #BalticSea. Lit. #WesternSea. Interestingly, the #Finns call it #Itämeri or #EastSea, but they based the name on the #Östersjön of #Swedish (their rulers until 1809) for whom it is the East Sea.
#Geography #Geograafia
#Hooldekodu (Hooldekodu)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Priisle
Nursing-home, after which it is named.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Health #Tervis
#Science #Teadus
#AntivaxxersNeedEducating
Narva (Narva)
Town on Russian border. Earliest records of present name (as Narvsche Straße, Нарвская ул, etc.) date back to 1872, before which
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Lasnamäe #Pirita #Südalinn #Sadama #Kompassi #Raua #Kadriorg #Kurepõllu #Paevälja #Loopealse #Katleri #Kuristiku #Priisle #Iru
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#Aegna (Aegna)
Street in #Priisle and Island/Sub-district off the coast of #Tallinn. Known as Wulf or Wulfö to the Germans, Аэгна or Вульфъ (see note on Russian spelling in intro) to the Russians (transliterating into Aegna or Vulf), and Ulffö (unusual with two f’s) to the Swedes.
#Lasnamäe
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#Tasuja (Tasuja): The Avenger, published 1880.
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Kuristiku #Mustakivi #Priisle #Seli
1. Odd, Tallinn has no street name celebrating 24/02, Estonian Independence Day, proclaimed in 1918.
2. Question, is there - or should there be - #Ukrainian #translation of this book?
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#Tondimägi (0)
‘Ghost’ hill. Just a hill – nothing to see here! but see #Tondi. See also #Mäe for discussion.
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Priisle
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Onomastics #Onomastika
