List of streets in Tallinn

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This is a list of major streets in Tallinn, Estonia.

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Estonian nameEnglish translationOther informationImage
Estonia puiesteeEstonia AvenueNamed after the Estonia Theater
Harju tänav [1] Harju StreetNamed after Harju County
Karu tänavBear StreetNamed after the local landowner Pyotr ​​Medvedev, whose surname means 'bear'
Katariina käik [1] St. Catherine's PassageNamed after Saint Catherine's Monastery in Tallinn 07-06-21-tallinn-by-RalfR-029.jpg
Komandandi tee [1] Commander StreetNamed after the Tallinn garrison commander's house  [ et ]
Kopli liinidKopli LinesFive streets in Tallinn's Kopli subdistrict, named after the similarly laid out lines of Vasilyevsky Island
Liivalaia tänavWide Sand StreetA continuation of the historical German name Breite Sandstraße 'Wide Sand Street'
Magasini tänavMagazine StreetName after the artillery magazine that the street led to
Pärnu maantee [1] Pärnu RoadNamed after the town of Pärnu
Rataskaevu tänavDraw-Well StreetNamed after a well on the street first mentioned in the Tallinn Land Register in 1375
Suur-Karja tänav [1] Big Drove StreetNamed after its use as a drove to take cattle to pasture until 1768
TõnismägiTõnismäe StreetNamed after Tallinn's Tõnismäe  [ et ] subdistrict, literally 'St. Anthony's Hill', named for a chapel dedicated to the saint  [ et ]
Torupilli otsTorupilli StreetNamed after the former Torupilli (literally 'bagpipe') tavern
Vana turgOld Market StreetNamed after Tallinn's medieval marketplace
Vabaduse väljakFreedom SquareNamed after the independence of Estonia from the Russian Empire in 1918
Vana-Lõuna tänavOld South StreetNamed after its location south of the city center. The street bore another name during the communist era, and when the old name was restored in 1991 the epithet old was added to distinguish it from another street that had been named 'South Street' in the meantime.
Vana-Viru tänavOld Viru StreetNamed after the Viru region; the street provided access to the old city gate and the road to Viru
Vene tänav [1] Russian StreetNamed after a trading yard of Russian (Novgorodian) merchants and an associated former Russian Orthodox church on the street

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tallinna tänavanimed / Street names of Tallinn". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 8 December 2020.