Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

3 months ago

Renamed (1979-1995) as #Tehumardi during the #SovietOccupation. Part of a magico-mythological group. See #Virbi.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#FolkCulture #RahvaKultuur
#Folklore #Folkloor
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

4 months ago

#Tehumardi (Tehumardi)
#Historical #Ajalooline
Village in southern #Saaremaa where a brutal battle between #Russians and #Germans was the beginning of the end of German presence on the island. Monument erected in 1967. Village first recorded in 1645 as #Theomarte after a farm based on two names:
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