Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts ( Estonian : linnaosa ) of Tallinn , the capital of Estonia .
17-400: Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. It mostly consists of private houses instead of the large blocks of flats typical of some other districts of Tallinn, such as Lasnamäe and Mustamäe . Large parts of the district consist of newly built modern buildings and houses. Pirita Beach
34-509: A cutting in the limestone plateau. This has earned the road its nickname – Lasnamäe Channel ( Estonian : Lasnamäe kanal ) or simply The Channel. It was a location for the filming of Christopher Nolan 's Tenet . A tram line services the older part of Lasnamäe ( Sikupilli and Ülemiste subdistricts). The newer parts of Lasnamäe rely on a number of bus routes operated by the Tallinn Bus Company . A light rail line that would connect
51-595: A limestone escarpment (part of the Baltic Klint ) separates Lasnamäe from Pirita and Kesklinn . The district is situated on a flat limestone plateau that lies 30–52 m above sea level. The highest point in Lasnamäe is the Sõjamägi Hill at 54 m asl. Lasnamäe can be divided into two distinct areas: the northern part is residential, while the southern part around Peterburi Road (Tallinn-Narva road, part of E20 ) and up to
68-412: Is 119,695 (As of 1 July 2023 ), which comprises 26% of the total population of Tallinn. Lasnamäe is by far the most populous district of Tallinn – the next largest, Mustamäe , has 68 500 inhabitants. The population of Lasnamäe is predominantly Russian-speaking – in 2009, 58.2% of its inhabitants were ethnically Russian , 6.0% Ukrainian and 3.3% Belarusian . Ethnic Estonians make up 28.3% of
85-405: Is connected to the rest of Tallinn via three main streets: Mustamäe tee and Sõpruse puiestee lead to the centre of Tallinn, and Ehitajate tee crosses Mustamäe while connecting Nõmme and Õismäe. Other major streets include: A. H. Tammsaare tee, Kadaka tee, Ed. Vilde tee, and Akadeemia tee. Most of the public transportation operates on these streets. Mustamäe is serviced by buses and trolleybuses . Out
102-646: Is located in Pirita. Pirita is one of the most prestigious and wealthiest districts of Tallinn, partly thanks to natural features such as its beach and yachting harbour. Pirita Beach is the largest in Tallinn, and in the summer it can attract up to 30,000 visitors a day. Pirita has a population of 17,592 (As of 1 November 2014). Pirita is divided into 9 subdistricts ( Estonian : asum ): Iru , Kloostrimetsa , Kose , Laiaküla , Lepiku , Maarjamäe , Merivälja , Mähe , and Pirita . Lasnam%C3%A4e Lasnamäe
119-420: Is mostly represented by panel blocks of flats five to nine storeys high, built in the 1960 to 1970s. Mustamäe covers 8.1 km and is located 5 km from the centre of Tallinn. Mustamäe is bordered by the streets Tuuliku, Kadaka tee, Tildri, Siili, Nõmme tee, Retke tee, Ehitajate tee, Üliõpilaste tee, Raja, Soone, Lossi, Mäepealse, Kadaka puiestee, Järveotsa tee. Mustamäe is bordered by Nõmme hill (part of
136-425: Is one of the 8 administrative districts ( Estonian : linnaosa ) of Tallinn , the capital of Estonia . The smallest by area (it covers only 8.1 km ), it is at the same time the second largest district by population with 66,305 inhabitants (As of 1 November 2014 ). It is located 5 km from the centre of Tallinn and is bordered by the districts of Haabersti , Nõmme , and Kristiine . Local housing
153-461: Is the most populous administrative district of Tallinn , the capital of Estonia . The district's population is about 119,000, the majority of which is Russian -speaking. Local housing is mostly represented by 5–16 stories high panel blocks of flats, built in the 1970–1990s. The district lies in the eastern part of Tallinn. In the east it is bordered by the Pirita River ; in the north and northwest
170-399: The Baltic Klint ) in the south and Tallinn Zoo in the northwest. Mustamäe is divided into four subdistricts ( Estonian : asum ): Established in 1962 and completed in 1973 as a microdistrict , Mustamäe was Tallinn's first large district. Similar districts, Õismäe and Lasnamäe were completed later. Mustamäe has a population of 66,305 (As of 1 November 2014 ). Mustamäe
187-516: The 1970s. Construction of pre-fabricated concrete apartment blocks under the concept of microdistrict , for which Lasnamäe is today best known, started first in 1973 and at a massive scale in 1977. This process lasted until the restoration of Estonian independence and completely changed the environment in Lasnamäe. According to the first concepts Lasnamäe was planned to house 160,000–180,000 inhabitants. Several subdistricts – e.g. Katleri , Mustakivi , Priisle , Seli – inherited their names from
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#1732849136923204-412: The 1990s there was little development in Lasnamäe and the district fell into a standstill. Compared with other areas in Tallinn, it attracted little investment and had the lowest real-estate prices. In recent years the situation has changed – many new apartment blocks, both by municipal government and private investors, and several hypermarkets have been built in the district. The population of Lasnamäe
221-471: The border with Rae Parish is mainly industrial. Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport is also administratively located in Lasnamäe. The oldest traces of human activity in the Lasnamäe area date from Early Neolithic . In the Middle Ages some small hamlets were situated on the territory of present-day Lasnamäe. At that time Lasnamäe was mainly known for limestone quarries, as nearly the whole of Medieval Tallinn
238-720: The bulk of Lasnamäe to the city centre was planned to be built already during the Soviet Era and with that in mind the Laagna Road was built with a wide central reservation . Despite 30 years of talking, the light rail line remains to be built. Lasnamäe is divided into 16 subdistricts: Katleri , Kurepõllu , Kuristiku , Laagna , Loopealse , Mustakivi , Pae , Paevälja , Priisle , Seli , Sikupilli , Sõjamäe , Tondiraba , Uuslinn , Väo , Ülemiste . FC Tallinn and FC Ajax Lasnamäe are football clubs based in Lasnamäe. Mustam%C3%A4e Mustamäe ( Estonian for 'black hill')
255-552: The farms or hamlets on whose territory they were built. During the Singing Revolution in the late 1980s, the combination of the grim mass housing and dominant Russian-speaking migrant population led to calls among ethnic Estonians to ‘stop Lasnamäe’. The phrase Peatage Lasnamäe! , taken from the popular song Mingem üles mägedele performed by Ivo Linna , became one of the slogans of the Singing Revolution. During
272-456: The population, down from 31.1% in 2005. 65% of Lasnamäe's inhabitants had Estonian citizenship. The main road in Lasnamäe is the 4+4 Laagna Road, which runs in an east–west direction through the district and connects it at one end to the city centre, and at the other end to the Tallinn-Narva highway ( E20 ) and Tallinn ring road ( E265 ) at Väo . For most of its course the road is situated in
289-456: Was built of local limestone. At the end of the 19th century, during the period of industrial expansion, some major factories were set up in Lasnamäe, including the Dvigatel factory, which had 2,260 workers in 1900. In 1904 Sikupilli , the first residential suburb in Lasnamäe, was laid out. Sikupilli remained the main residential area of Lasnamäe until the construction of microdistricts started in
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