Old lock-up garage door in Härjapea, Tallinn.

Row of three mini apartments converted from old lock-ups in Härjapea, Tallinn.

Mini apartment in Härjapea, Tallinn, converted from an old lock-up with a few repairs, plaster, paint and a bit of hard work.

Unusual metal flagpole holder on a house in Härjapea, Tallinn. Usually sized for 4-cm flagpoles, pretty standard in Estonia, this one is about 3.5 cm.

#härg is said to be a ‘Baltic’ loan word, with modern-day #Lithuanian and #Latvian being #žirgas and #zirgs respectively, and former #Prussian #sirgis. Drop the initial letter and the result is irg-, close enough to erg and ärg, the adding an ‘h’ to which is an #Estonian evidence. Interestingly,
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