#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Karjamaa #Hundipea
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Karjamaa #Hundipea
Shock of sheaves, stack, cock, or stack of peat. Street started life (1932) as #Muru, German #Rasenstrasse, grass, lawn, turf, and Russian #Дерновая ул, turf-covered or turf-edged,
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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Shock of sheaves, stack, cock, or stack of peat. Street started life (1932) as #Muru, German #Rasenstrasse, grass, lawn, turf, and Russian #Дерновая ул, turf-covered or turf-edged,
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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Archer, bowman, Sagittarius. Close to #Maleva and #UusMaleva, and hence member of a mini military mêlée. See #Kilbi.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
#Military #Sõjaline
Archer, bowman, Sagittarius. Close to #Maleva and #UusMaleva, and hence member of a mini military mêlée. See #Kilbi.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
#Military #Sõjaline
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Swiss-born French revolutionary,
possible inventor of a cure for #gonorrhea, friend of #AngelikaKauffmann,
murdered in bathtub by #CharlotteCorday. Clothing factory named after him by #Sovietized workers.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Swiss-born French revolutionary,
possible inventor of a cure for #gonorrhea, friend of #AngelikaKauffmann,
murdered in bathtub by #CharlotteCorday. Clothing factory named after him by #Sovietized workers.
Dry upland meadow or grassland. Also means reason, mind, intellect, understanding or wits (Ma saan aru means “I understand”, a statement often followed by devastating proof that, in fact, they don’t). Part of a fodder and staples street-name group. See #Auna.
#PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Dry upland meadow or grassland. Also means reason, mind, intellect, understanding or wits (Ma saan aru means “I understand”, a statement often followed by devastating proof that, in fact, they don’t). Part of a fodder and staples street-name group. See #Auna.
#PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelguranna
#Shoal, #shallow. Renamed (1963-1995) as #Nekrassovi N. during the #SovietOccupation.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geography #Geograafia
#Water #Vesi
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelguranna
#Shoal, #shallow. Renamed (1963-1995) as #Nekrassovi N. during the #SovietOccupation.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Geography #Geograafia
#Water #Vesi
Town, port, and former #Soviet nuclear submarine training center close to #Tallinn...
#Kesklinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kristiine #Haabersti #Kassisaba #Kelmiküla #Pelgulinn #Lilleküla #Lille #Marja #Merimetsa #Mustjõe #Haabersti #Veskimetsa #Pikaliiva #VäikeÕismäe #Astangu #Mäeküla
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Town, port, and former #Soviet nuclear submarine training center close to #Tallinn...
#Kesklinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kristiine #Haabersti #Kassisaba #Kelmiküla #Pelgulinn #Lilleküla #Lille #Marja #Merimetsa #Mustjõe #Haabersti #Veskimetsa #Pikaliiva #VäikeÕismäe #Astangu #Mäeküla
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#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Timothy grass, cat’s-tail. Formerly known as #Tarabella (1910-1939), at one stage believed to be some #mythological deity, but in fact turned out to be the name of city councilor and arbitrageur #AlbertKoba’s dog.
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Timothy grass, cat’s-tail. Formerly known as #Tarabella (1910-1939), at one stage believed to be some #mythological deity, but in fact turned out to be the name of city councilor and arbitrageur #AlbertKoba’s dog.
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
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#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Following the #MoscowPlagueRiot of 1771, #CatherineTheGreat ordered all burials to be outside town centers. The #Ziegelskoppel cemetery was created in 1774, and destroyed by the #Soviets in the early 50s.
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#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Following the #MoscowPlagueRiot of 1771, #CatherineTheGreat ordered all burials to be outside town centers. The #Ziegelskoppel cemetery was created in 1774, and destroyed by the #Soviets in the early 50s.
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#PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
3rd line. Formerly known as #Suur-Laevaehituse, 'laevaehitus' meaning shipbuilding (see #1.Tehase) after the #Russo-BalticShipyard (1911-18). This, 4. Liin and part of 5. Liin have been rehabilitated and redeveloped over the pas few years. See also #Liinivahe.
#PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
3rd line. Formerly known as #Suur-Laevaehituse, 'laevaehitus' meaning shipbuilding (see #1.Tehase) after the #Russo-BalticShipyard (1911-18). This, 4. Liin and part of 5. Liin have been rehabilitated and redeveloped over the pas few years. See also #Liinivahe.
Adornment, ornament, ouch, piece of jewelry. Some would say trinket. Appropriately, next door to #Sõle. Only #Tallinn street name a #palindrome (and by necessity an anagram) in the nominative, but not the genitive.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Adornment, ornament, ouch, piece of jewelry. Some would say trinket. Appropriately, next door to #Sõle. Only #Tallinn street name a #palindrome (and by necessity an anagram) in the nominative, but not the genitive.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelguranna #Sitsi
Warp (of fabric). (Also the annual ring of a tree.) Anagram of Õilme. One of a textile raw materials street group. See also Niidi.
#Industry #Tööstus
#Technology #Tehnoloogia
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelguranna #Sitsi
Warp (of fabric). (Also the annual ring of a tree.) Anagram of Õilme. One of a textile raw materials street group. See also Niidi.
#Industry #Tööstus
#Technology #Tehnoloogia
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Literally, ox-head. Two main interpretations: 1) as reflected in its earlier #German name, #Kleestraβe (1881, #clover street), after the copious clover covering the land the road was originally built on, both keskmine ristik, zigzag clover,
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#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Literally, ox-head. Two main interpretations: 1) as reflected in its earlier #German name, #Kleestraβe (1881, #clover street), after the copious clover covering the land the road was originally built on, both keskmine ristik, zigzag clover,
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#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Sitsi #Karjamaa
Paul, perhaps afirst or family name, perhaps after a one-time local resident but, given that the horrid agnostics across the border defrocked him (1950-1990) in favor of Popovi A, they too might have guessed the saint (feast day 25th January).
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Sitsi #Karjamaa
Paul, perhaps afirst or family name, perhaps after a one-time local resident but, given that the horrid agnostics across the border defrocked him (1950-1990) in favor of Popovi A, they too might have guessed the saint (feast day 25th January).
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn #Kalamaja
Brick, tile. See also #Kivi. Named after brick factory founded in 1879 by #JohannGrabby hence its other former name of Grabbysche Straße (±1884). See #Kopli.
#Industry #Tööstus
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusaterjalid
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn #Kalamaja
Brick, tile. See also #Kivi. Named after brick factory founded in 1879 by #JohannGrabby hence its other former name of Grabbysche Straße (±1884). See #Kopli.
#Industry #Tööstus
#BuildingMaterials #Ehitusaterjalid
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
#Rye. Part of a cereal-names street zone. See #Kaera.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Agriculture #PõlluMajandus
#Crop #Põllukultuur
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Food #Toit
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
#Rye. Part of a cereal-names street zone. See #Kaera.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Agriculture #PõlluMajandus
#Crop #Põllukultuur
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Food #Toit
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn #Pelguranna #Sitsi
Brooch, pin, ouch (not an onomatopoeic consequence of mishandling, ‘ouch’ is derived from French, nouche, the socket of a
tallinnstreets.com/en/sole
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn #Pelguranna #Sitsi
Brooch, pin, ouch (not an onomatopoeic consequence of mishandling, ‘ouch’ is derived from French, nouche, the socket of a
tallinnstreets.com/en/sole
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Shock of corn, corn stack, stook. Part of a fodder and staples street-name group. See #Orase.
#Food #Toit
#Agriculture #PõlluMajandus
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Shock of corn, corn stack, stook. Part of a fodder and staples street-name group. See #Orase.
#Food #Toit
#Agriculture #PõlluMajandus
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Disk, discus, puck. Kettamaailm is Discworld, and kõvaketas is hard disk. Why this name in this zone? Perhaps after a former industrial manufacturing-plant?
#Uncertain #Ebakindel
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Disk, discus, puck. Kettamaailm is Discworld, and kõvaketas is hard disk. Why this name in this zone? Perhaps after a former industrial manufacturing-plant?
#Uncertain #Ebakindel
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
Brick, tile. See also #Kivi. Named after brick factory founded in 1879 by Johann Grabby hence its other former name of Grabbysche Straße (±1884). See #Kopli.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn #Kalamaja
#TallinnIndustry #TallinnaTööstus
#Stone #Kivi
Brick, tile. See also #Kivi. Named after brick factory founded in 1879 by Johann Grabby hence its other former name of Grabbysche Straße (±1884). See #Kopli.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn #Kalamaja
#TallinnIndustry #TallinnaTööstus
#Stone #Kivi
Factory, after an iron foundry built there in the 19th C. Renamed (1964-1990) as #Rabtšinski I. during the #Soviet Era.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kalamaja
#Industry #Tööstus
Factory, after an iron foundry built there in the 19th C. Renamed (1964-1990) as #Rabtšinski I. during the #Soviet Era.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kalamaja
#Industry #Tööstus
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Term not found in any bilingual online dictionary. #Saagpakk gives ‘mold’, #EKSS gives various explanations revolving around rich, piled-up earth, so it looks like the part of the land plowed over for fallow, or
#Agriculture #PõlluMajandus
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#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Pelgulinn
Term not found in any bilingual online dictionary. #Saagpakk gives ‘mold’, #EKSS gives various explanations revolving around rich, piled-up earth, so it looks like the part of the land plowed over for fallow, or
#Agriculture #PõlluMajandus
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#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kalamaja
Submarine. Lit. #all-under, #vee-water, #laev-ship. See! #Estonian’s easy :o) another (new) street by the docks. See #Noblessneri.
#Military #Sõjaline
#Maritime #Merendus
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kalamaja
Submarine. Lit. #all-under, #vee-water, #laev-ship. See! #Estonian’s easy :o) another (new) street by the docks. See #Noblessneri.
#Military #Sõjaline
#Maritime #Merendus
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Hammer. Which also, appropriately, crosses #Sirbi.
#SovietOccupation #NõukogudeOkupatsioon
#MythsAndLegends #MüüdidJaLegendid
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Hammer. Which also, appropriately, crosses #Sirbi.
#SovietOccupation #NõukogudeOkupatsioon
#MythsAndLegends #MüüdidJaLegendid
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad