Narva A Rambling Dictionary of Tallinn Street Names

#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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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Raua.

Front façade of the Tallinna XXI school in Raua, Tallinn.

What looks like a Fritz Lang Metropolis-inspired apartment block in an inner courtyard off Raua, Tallinn.

Pre-war, functionalist style building by architect Anton Soans, built 1932-36ish, in Raua Tallinn.

#Raua (Raud)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Raua #Kompassi
Iron, both literally and metonymically, i.e. horse bit, horseshoe, chains, gun… Renamed (1952-1989) as #Gogoli N. during the #Soviet occupation. One of a metals street group. See #Terase.
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#Metals #Metallid

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name A. Laikmaa.

View along Laikmaa, Tallinn, in the direction of Narva maantee, with Viru Keskus on the left.

View along Laikmaa, Tallinn, in the direction of Gonsiori and Rävala, with the Tallink City Hotel on the left.

View along the middle of Laikmaa, Tallinn, between the Tallink City Hotel on the left and the Viru Keskus on the right.

#Laikmaa A. (Ants Laikmaa, 1866-1942)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Südalinn #Kompassi
Painter (known as Hans Laipman until 1935. #Estonians have a history of chronic name-changing). Bringer of impressionism to #Estonia, one-time lover and perhaps best-known portraitist of the
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Skycrapers and a balloon in the woods. #Loisto #RediTowers #Majakka #Horisontti #Kompassi

Evening walk and skyscrapers in the woods #loisto #majakka #horisontti #kompassi

#Maneeži (Maneež)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kompassi
Manège, riding-ground. Named after the #TallinnaRatsasõiduManeež (Tallinn indoor riding center) which opened nearby in 1879. Ignoring the ungodly earlier names of #KleineNarvscheStraße (1877, etc.) and...
#Military #Sõjaline
#Animals #Loomad
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#Viiralti E. (Eduard Viiralt [Wiiralt], 1898-1954)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kompassi
One of Estonia’s more outstanding artists, born in #StPetersburg province. A “sympathetic, balanced and humble man” (Toivo Miljan: Historical Dictionary of Estonia),
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#Tartu (Tartu)
University town in southern central #Estonia, settled since 5th C CE, known previously as #Dorpat, Tharbata, Yuryev. Ruled by the Poles in the 16th century,
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Lasnamäe #Kompassi #Maakri #Torupilli #Keldrimäe #Juhkentali #Sikupilli #Ülemistejärve #Ülemiste #Mõigu
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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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#Gonsiori (Jakob Johann Gonsior, 1794-1865)
Formerly (1920) split into Greater- and Lesser-Gonsiori. 19th‑C Tallinn alderman and lawyer, mayor of Tallinn in 1828, orphanage founder and funder.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Südalinn #Kompassi #Raua #Torupilli #Kadriorg
#Philanthropist #Filantroop
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#Pronksi (Pronks)
Bronze. Renamed (1974-1990), along with #Jõe and #Liivalaia, as #Kingissepa V. during the #SovietOccupation. One of a metals street group. See #Raua.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Raua #Kompassi #Torupilli
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#Raua (Raud)
Iron, both literally and metonymically, i.e. horse bit, horseshoe, chains, gun… Renamed (1952-1989) as #Gogoli N. during the #Soviet occupation. One of a metals street group. See #Terase.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Raua #Kompassi
#Metals #Metallid
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusaterjalid

#Kivisilla (Kivisild)
Stone bridge, after one that used to span the #Härjapea river. Formerly, a suburb of #Tallinn (roughly, today’s #Maakri, #Rävala, #Tartu & #Tornimäe... area). Renamed under Soviet occupation (1957-1991), along with #Reimani V., as #Anveldi J..
#Kesklinn #Maakri #Kompassi

#Reimani V. (Villem Reiman, 1861-1917)
Sometimes spelled Reimanni. Clergyman, poet and co-founder of #Tartu-based newspaper #Postimees. Soviet Era renaming (1957-1991) along with #Kivisilla as #Anveldi J.
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kompassi

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#Kello #Kellonaika #Viisarikello #Digikello #Koulu #Nuoret #Opettaja #Opettajat #Retkeily #Kompassi #Aurinko #Ilmansuunta #Ilmansuunnat #Suunnistus #Matematiikka #Asteet

#Kompassi (Kompass): Symbol designating a #Tallinn "Asum", or Division.
Compass. Not street, but square. Probably after an inn of that name. There was a street here first recorded in 1830 as sogenannte (so-called) Compass-strasse.
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