Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Rohula (Rohula)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Lit. place of grass or herbal remedies, place where grass, etc., is. Russified as #Рохульская (Rohulska). Known as #Aia and variants until 1925.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Health #Tervis

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

1 year ago

Unusual for existing in 2 varieties: the #OldTown street, known as #Aia tn since at least 1908 (although a Russ. counterpart, #Садовая [see #Rohula] is recorded for 1907, sadly, the street has no #302А...), passing through #Valli and #Wallstraße (1873),
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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