Maarjamäe
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Subdistrict of Tallinn | |
![]() Maarjamäe within Pirita District. | |
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• Total | 2,307 |
Maarjamäe (Estonian for "Maria's Hill") is a subdistrict (Estonian: asum) in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,307 (As of 1 January 2014).[1]
Landmarks and institutions[]
- Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (Kase 61)
Maarjamäe castle[]
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Maarjamäe castle
Maarjamäe castle or Maarjamäe palace locates on the area of earlier Maarjamäe summer manor (Estonian: Maarjamäe suvemõis) being its main building. The castle was built in 1872.[2]
Nowadays the building is used by Estonian History Museum (administratively belongs to Kadriorg subdistrict).
Gallery[]
View from Lasnamäe.
World War II Memorial (administratively Kadriorg)
See also[]
- Maarjamäe Memorial
- Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
- Lillepi Park
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2014". Tallinn City Government. p. 52. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Estonian Encyclopaedia, nr 12. 2003. Page 322.
External links[]
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Coordinates: 59°27′22″N 24°49′48″E / 59.456°N 24.830°E
Categories:
- Subdistricts of Tallinn
- Tallinn geography stubs